Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill aimed at protecting Arizona State Parks’ revenue from legislative sweeps, but supporters said Friday they are optimistic about sending her a revised version this session.... Read more»
House Democrats, led by U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, on Tuesday filed a challenge to Arizona’s SB 1070, the immigration law to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month.... Read more»2
A lawmaker’s attempt to have Arizonans decide whether to revive the voter–approved Heritage Fund is stalled in the House.... Read more»
A bill that would protect Arizona State Parks from legislative sweeps of its gate and concession revenue won preliminary House approval Thursday after overcoming an attempt to narrow its scope.... Read more»
A bill in the state Legislature would require full-time resident undergraduate students at Arizona’s universities to pay at least $2,000 per year toward tuition and mandatory fees.... Read more»
A bill introduced into by state Rep. Chester Crandall, R-Heber, would require that all voter-approved statewide measures involving money be returned to the ballot after five fiscal years. If voters reauthorize a measure, it would face another vote after six years.... Read more»
House Appropriations chairman John Kavanagh made an appearance on a local radio station last week touting the news that our state’s budget situation won’t be nearly as dire next year as everyone thought it would be — and that this was done without raising revenues. Not quite.... Read more»1
A citizens group wants Arizonans to decide in November 2012 whether to scrap partisan primaries in favor of open elections that would send the highest-polling candidates, regardless of party affiliation, on to the general election.... Read more»
A plan to revitalize the U.S. economy put forward by liberal groups would create jobs in Arizona and help the poor move to the middle class, a Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday. (with video)... Read more»
In a move contrary to the most cherished of American values, a band of ultraconservative activists are targeting the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants—and others—to score political points. Their stated objective is to overturn a bedrock constitutional right: the right of citizenship by birth on American soil.... Read more»
Democratic lawmakers held a news conference with a group of patients denied organ transplants to demand a special session to reinstate the $1.4 million program. They blamed Gov. Brewer for keeping new organs out of the reach of those whose survival hangs in the balance.... Read more»2
Some of the 107 candidates who received public money to run for the state Legislature this year bought computers, cameras and printers that are theirs to keep and paid relatives as campaign workers and consultants. Expenses included $60 for NRA dues, $650 for mariachis and $229.87 for a “post-debate discussion” with campaign staffers at T.G.I. Friday’s.... Read more»
Facing a $450 million hole in their plan to close the state’s budget deficit, GOP lawmakers are likely to respond to the failure of Propositions 301 and 302 with cuts to education, two economists said.... Read more»
Voters rejected two ballot propositions Tuesday that would have transferred almost $450 million from two voter-approved funds to address the state budget deficit.... Read more»
Four years ago, few Arizonans would have supported a Janet Napolitano/Jan Brewer ticket. But under the state’s current succession plan, Brewer, the Republican secretary of state, replaced the departing Democratic governor in 2009. That would change if supporters of Prop. 111 have their way.... Read more»
It becomes apparent that this proposed legislation has some very disturbing and bizarre consequences that nobody has discussed yet.... Read more»1
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