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Arizona daily news roundup

Brewer rips budget, calls special session



Under the pressure of a looming government shutdown, Arizona lawmakers struggled with political angst, sleep deprivation, hurt feelings and growing distrust as they completed last-minute work on a budget that would keep the doors to state offices open even as the doors to the Arizona Senate were briefly locked.
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Stakes will be high at Monday's special state budget session



Hours after lawmakers adjourned their 171-day regular session, Gov. Jan Brewer called them back to work on the 2010 budget, as well as on a temporary tax increase that would pay for K-12 schools, social services and public safety.
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Stimulus eases community college troubles
By Kimberly Leonard, Special to Stateline.org

States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system.   Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer

States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes.   Read More
Ballpark tax-sharing settlement is reached


Four months after the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers opened their spring-training ballpark, Phoenix and Glendale have agreed how to divide the tax dollars it generates.   Read More
Bill lets political signs go up on rights of way


State senators gave final approval Wednesday to legislation blocking state or local officials from removing political signs from public rights of way.   Read More
AZ Senate fails to act on gas-storage cavern


A bill that would have cleared the way for a Houston company to open up a huge underground cavern to store natural gas near Eloy died in the Legislature's closing days.   Read More
Redo budget, Brewer tells lawmakers


The fight over how to balance the state budget isn't over. In fact, it may just be beginning.   Read More
Execution method of lethal injection approved


A federal judge Wednesday removed a major obstacle to executions in Arizona, ruling that the state's lethal-injection procedure is similar to one approved by the U.S. Supreme Court.   Read More
Legislators OK change to Tucson elections


The Legislature has approved major changes in how Tucsonans elect their City Council members.   Read More
Suit tries to block Tennessee's guns-in-bars law


A lawyer for plaintiffs suing to stop a law that allows handguns to be carried in Tennessee bars and restaurants that serve alcohol says the legal action is necessary to maintain a safe environment for patrons.   Read More
Vt income tax revenues saw 5th-biggest decline in first third


A new national study finds that Vermont's income tax revenues dropped more sharply than those of all but four other states in the first four months of this year.   Read More
Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes


More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes.   Read More
State budget woes worsen as deadline arrives


States across the country got their 2010 fiscal years off to a bumpy start Wednesday, as some faced shutdowns with their budgets in limbo and others braced for deep cuts after passing bare-bones plans to deal with recession-driven revenue shortfalls.   Read More
Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state


WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news.   Read More
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Gov. Jan Brewer (R)
Sworn in: January 2009
Term expires: January 2011

 

State capital: Phoenix
State nickname: The Grand Canyon State
Secretary of State 
Ken Bennett (R)
Attorney General Terry Goddard (D)
Senate President: Robert (Bob) Burns  (R)
House Speaker: Kirk Adams  (R)
  
  


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