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Veterans backing medical marijuana study file to recall Sen. Kimberly Yee
Veterans backing a study of medical marijuana’s role in helping soldiers cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder will seek a recall of Sen. Kimberly Yee, who they say is single-handedly blocking a bill to fund the research.
So near yet so far: Budget stalemate stymies lawmakers
The Arizona Senate pushed budget negotiations into next week, declining to appoint senators immediately to a conference committee to hash out differences between budget proposals despite a signal that the House has enough votes for a compromise.
UA vet school money yet to materialize
Plans to create a veterinary school at the University of Arizona have hit a roadblock as state lawmakers approved just enough money to tease the idea but not enough to actually make it happen.
House GOP reach compromise, approve $9.2B budget
After a week of political bargaining over the state budget that included a failed attempt to consider the spending package on the floor and an emotionally charged press conference declaring negotiations had broken down, Republicans in the House of Representatives banded together to approve a $9.24 billion spending plan for the 2015 fiscal year late Thursday night.
Arizona House breaks deadlock, begins debate on state budget
The Arizona House has begun debating a state budget plan that adds spending to the plan passed by the Senate.
University of Arizona seeks to decrease disparities in health care
As our state and nation confront a rapidly changing U.S. health care system, the University of Arizona is responding to critical challenges in new and impactful ways, including addressing health disparities, improving the health of populations and achieving favorable health outcomes.
Senator blocking bill to allow UA med pot research funding
A Phoenix Republican lawmaker is using her power to singlehandedly kill a House-passed bill that could provide the necessary funds to finally have a study of possible beneficial effects of medical marijuana.
University presidents pitch lawmakers on value of research
Investing in research infrastructure at Arizona’s public universities is essential for the state to be competitive, Arizona State President Michael M. Crow told lawmakers Wednesday.
Bill would use medical pot fees to discourage pot use
State lawmakers hope to use fees paid by medical marijuana users and dispensaries to convince everyone else not to inhale.
Performance funding: Good idea in theory, but so far not in practice
Arizona’s universities are asking for $39 million in new money to help reach performance goals even though the Legislature and governor aren’t proposing any money for the plan.
Lawmaker seeks to reopen Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
For three years, most of the rocks, gems and artifacts once displayed by the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum have remained unseen.
Appropriations chair: AZ spending too much on unneeded college educations
Arizona is spending too much money providing a university education to students who really do not need it, according to the head of the House Appropriations Committee.
