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Session Wrap 2016: Top quotes of the session
“Prop. 123 when it passes will move Arizona from 49th in per-pupil funding to 49th.” — Senate Minority Leader Eric Meyer, saying the school funding measure is only a start toward raising the level of funding for Arizona schools.
Session Wrap 2016: The session in photos
The 2016 legislative session brought protests over immigration bills, rallies for solar energy, a pension deal and a packed elections hearing.
Eric Meyer: For Dems, this year was more successful
House Minority Leader Eric Meyer came to the Capitol eight years ago almost as a fluke. In 2008, another Democratic lawmaker was kicked out of the Legislature following his arrest for domestic violence, and Meyer stepped in.
Lawmakers focused on victims’ rights, not get-tough bills
Arizona lawmakers weren’t as tough on crime in the 2016 session, choosing instead to focus on victims’ rights.
