A legislator opposed to Clean Elections said he will push a law removing the option of contributing $5 via tax returns to the public campaign finance program.... Read more»
Sometimes important regulatory and tort reforms come in small packages.... Read more»
Bills to restrict distracted driving, ranging from attempts to outlaw texting to banning cellphone use entirely, have failed repeatedly at the Arizona State Legislature in recent years.... 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»
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered an emergency halt to matching-funds payouts from Arizona’s publicly funded Clean Elections program on Tuesday.... Read more»
John Munger has quit the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday upholding Arizona’s Clean Elections law forced him from the race, the Tucson attorney said.... Read more»1
A 1 percent sales tax hike is coming to a ballot near you this spring. Meanwhile, things like parking garages, driving schools and dog grooming will stay tax-free. Arizona’s tax laws include $9.1 billion in exemptions. Democrats think it’s time to close some of those loopholes to help ease the state’s budget woes.... Read more»
After pressure from American Express, the Arizona House has reversed a law on how soon it can seize money from uncashed traveler’s checks.... Read more»
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