A proposal to more than triple daily allowances for lawmakers from far-flung counties cleared a key legislative hurdle on Monday.
Read More »Senate panel approves per diem bump for lawmakers
Glendale, Tucson voters reject city council salary increases 
Voters in Glendale and Tucson overwhelmingly voted down large raises for city councilors this week, marking the latest in a series of ill-fated attempts by policymakers to increase their pay.
Read More »Lawmakers to explore how to get per diem increase after veto
Stunned by the governor's veto, some lawmakers already are exploring how – and when – they can finally get an increase in their living allowances.
Read More »Ducey vetoes bill that would raise lawmaker per diem rates
Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday vetoed a bill that would have more than tripled daily allowances for some lawmakers.
Read More »Legislators pass proposal to triple their daily allowance
Brushing aside the “optics” of the last-minute action, state lawmakers voted Monday to triple the daily allowance they now get. The move by the House Appropriations Committee came after Rep. Noel Campbell, R-Prescott, urged colleagues to make the vote on the politically risky move bipartisan and unanimous.
Read More »Lawmakers’ per diem goes down as cost to legislate goes into overtime 
The failure of lawmakers to finish their business by now will cost taxpayers more. It just won't be as much on a daily basis as it was until now.
Read More »Thorpe seeks to triple lawmakers’ salary 
Rep. Bob Thorpe is seeking to nearly double lawmakers’ daily allowance and triple their salary.
Read More »AG: Gowan travel spending ‘troublesome,’ not criminal
Former Arizona House speaker David Gowan will not be charged by the attorney general despite a lengthy investigation that called reimbursements for travel and per-diem payments given to him “troublesome.”
Read More »Memorable moments from a very loooong sine die night 
Sine die was filled with several memorable moments.
Read More »Gowan repaid House $12K for erroneous travel, per diem payments
Arizona House Speaker David Gowan last month repaid the state more than $12,000 for mileage reimbursements he claimed for trips that he took in state vehicles and for days he claimed to work but did not.
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