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Voters out to veto 2021 legislation
The 2022 election may feature a clash of titans: citizens versus lawmakers.
Still no budget 2 weeks after mass veto
Gov. Doug Ducey’s veto of 22 bills on May 28 to spur the Legislature into passing a budget before the fiscal year ends may have backfired.
Ducey vetoes sex ed bill, issues executive order instead
Calling it “overly broad and vague,” Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping sex education bill that opponents feared would have prohibited any acknowledgment of LGBTQ people in the classroom.
Lawmakers to explore how to get per diem increase after veto
Stunned by the governor's veto, some lawmakers already are exploring how – and when – they can finally get an increase in their living allowances.
Ducey vetoes bill that would raise lawmaker per diem rates
Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday vetoed a bill that would have more than tripled daily allowances for some lawmakers.
Bills in Ducey veto frenzy given new life
The Legislature is working to revive 10 House bills that Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed last month as he played hardball with lawmakers over his teacher pay raise plan.
New proposed tax cuts abound as need for K-12 funds persists
Gov. Doug Ducey won't promise to veto new tax cuts even as he says the state is putting as much money as it can into public education.
Ducey explains student journalist veto
It was Yee's personal experience as a student journalist in 1991 at Greenway High School in Phoenix, having her stories and cartoons quashed by administrators that first sparked her interest.
County prosecutors leaning hard on governor to veto civil forfeiture bill
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is asking Gov. Doug Ducey to veto legislation to make it more difficult for him and other prosecutors to seize property unless changes are made in the measure.
Arizona legislators desire tax carve out for all that glitters
Arguing that federal policies have made paper money “virtually worthless,” Arizona lawmakers are moving to allow residents to invest in gold coins and not have to pay state taxes on any profits they make when they sell them.
The governor prevented irreparable harm to Arizona by vetoing HB2568
One of Arizona’s greatest economic assets is the availability of land. But access to that land is limited by our lack of infrastructure. Developers have long sought additional tools to provide infrastructure to make that land even more valuable.
Ducey signs two gun bills, vetoes another
Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to force Arizona to join with other states to restrict what kind of gun laws each can adopt.
