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Montgomery: Lawmakers ‘screwed up’ but no prosecutions
Bad legal advice and confusing and conflicting lobbying statutes allowed 16 current and former lawmakers who accepted football tickets and other gifts from the Fiesta Bowl to avoid criminal charges.
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said today that after an eight-month probe he can’t prove whether any of the lawmakers “knowingly” failed to disclose trips they took at Fiesta[...]
Capitol Quotes, Dec. 17, 2010
“We can’t just give the Legislature the finger and ignore them. They raised some legitimate concerns, although antagonistically.” — Mick Rusing, a member of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, on having to convene again after Republican legislative leaders complained about the slate of nominees sent to them.
Panel claims federal health care law will be costly
A Legislative committee hearing on Sept. 15 confirmed some policymakers' fears about the recently enacted federal health care law - that it would increase costs and put an "enormous" regulatory burden on businesses.
Without matching money, Senate races show stark disparity
Several Senate candidates have reported expenditures that dwarfed what their opponents got in public financing, according to the latest disclosures on the Secretary of State's website.
A day after defeat, Senate passes film tax credits bill
A day after rejecting a proposal to create new tax credits for Arizona's fledgling film industry, senators changed their minds and passed the legislation.
