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Redistricting redux? Tobin wants special election on new district maps
Republican lawmakers’ dormant war with the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is flaring up anew, as House Speaker Andy Tobin has introduced a host of measures that would set a special election so voters could decide whether to use legislative and congressional maps drawn by the Legislature instead of those approved last month by the volunteer panel.
Republicans want IRC to explain ‘overspending’
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s legal battle with Republican lawmakers wasn’t cheap, and the embattled panel will soon have to ask those same lawmakers for extra money to foot the bill.
Tobin considering congressional run
Though he isn’t actively looking into running for higher office, House Speaker Andy Tobin said that he won’t rule out a run in the new 4th Congressional District.
Battling rising permit costs tops business group’s regulatory reform agenda
The state’s commitment to regulatory reform is clashing with its need to balance the budget, and the result is a rising cost of doing business for Arizona companies.
‘Jobs bill’ redux: Tobin taking new version public
Tobin is planning to circulate a revamped version of the “jobs bill” that stalled in the Senate back in April and is hoping to get legislative and gubernatorial candidates to... […]
