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This week in the Senate: fingerprint clearance and vouchers
Committee work will be light in the Senate this week as action shifts to the floor to pass non-budget but time-sensitive legislation in regular session.
This week in the Senate: examining the true cost of ‘sanctuary cities’
The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on "sanctuary cities" on May 21, a move that brings the issue of illegal immigration back to the forefront.
This week in the House: day laborers and school vouchers
Day laborers who solicit work from passing vehicles would face up to six months in jail if they disrupt the flow of traffic under a measure set to be debated by the Arizona House of Representatives this week.
This week in the House: greenhouse gas resolution, leaders talk budget
The House will decide today whether to give a preliminary endorsement of a letter to Congress stating Arizona's concern that federal greenhouse gas regulation will hurt the state's economy.
This week in the Senate: Only two committees scheduled to meet
On May 13, the Senate Healthcare and Medical Liability Reform Committee will hear a presentation by the American Heart Association on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training.
This week in the Senate: Approps Committee eyeing May 5
Most Senate committees have cleared their calendars this week, expecting leadership to push hard for an agreement on the budget and in anticipation of a Senate Appropriations hearing on May 5. Committees that are scheduled to meet will tackle executive nominations in hearings that are expected to be relatively short and quick.
This week in the House: Panel eyeing April 28 for budget hearing
A House panel could be considering a proposal to solve next year's $3 billion budget deficit as soon as April 28, a top Republican said.
This week In the Senate: Will ‘perception of consensus’ pan out?
Senate and House leaders will hunker down to iron out areas of disagreement in their draft budget proposals this week. Legislative staffers have been instructed to prepare a spreadsheet comparing the two chambers' draft budget proposals.
