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By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services, Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff)
Efforts to plug the state's current budget deficit hit a snag Monday. House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, said he is still trying to round up the necessary 31 votes for two bills that, together, would borrow $1.2 billion.
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By Lynh Bui, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Scottsdale will seek a change in state law that would allow property owners to tax themselves as part of a development district, a move designed to revitalize the McDowell Road corridor or parts of the Scottsdale Airpark.
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House panel approves increasing school tax breaks
By Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press, Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff)
An Arizona House committee voted Monday to allow bigger tax breaks for private school scholarship donations while also requiring new accountability measures.
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Private school tax credit avoids major changes
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services, Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff)
A House panel refused Monday to limit who can get scholarships for private and parochial schools that are paid for with money that otherwise would go to the state.
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Criticism of Cubs bill raises ire of Mesa Mayor Scott Smith
By Jim Walsh and Jahna Berry, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith lashed out at parochialism among Cactus League baseball teams Monday, saying their opposition to a ticket surcharge for a new Chicago Cubs training facility could cost them all if the team bolts to Florida.
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Plan -- Lawmakers pick US Senate candidates
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
A freshman Southern Arizona lawmaker is leading the effort to strip Arizona voters of the right to decide who should be a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
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Gag order sought in sweat-lodge trial
By Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Attorneys for a motivational speaker charged in the deaths of three people during an Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony wasted no time going on the offensive after his arrest last week.
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Bill aids AZ campus stadiums
By Alec Nielson, Arizonan News Service, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
Arizona's universities could upgrade their football stadiums and other athletic facilities using money from new local businesses, under a proposal moving through the Legislature.
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Braswell appointed, sworn in as District 6 state senator
By Yvonne Wingett, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Republican Dave Braswell the new state senator of legislative District 6, which covers Anthem and much of the North Valley. He was sworn in by the Senate on Monday.
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Sheriff again eyes migrants
By JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Every Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy will receive training on the authority of local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law under a new education program.
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New Lottery a sure bet with legislative OK
By Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
You can put money on it: Arizona is likely to have a state Lottery for the next 25 years. The state House of Representatives on Monday voted to create a new Lottery that would begin in mid-2012, when the current game expires.
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Bark beetles' song could save forests
By Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Researchers at Northern Arizona University think they may have found an environmentally safe and readily available weapon against the tree-eating armies of bark beetles.
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Valley bankruptcies dropped in January
By Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Are recession-ravaged residents finally gaining the upper hand on their finances? Metro Phoenix bankruptcy filings in January fell to their lowest level in nearly a year, coinciding with similar improvements at the national level.
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DPS -- Man dies after an officer uses Taser
By Michael Ferraresi and JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
An Arkansas man died after a highway-patrol officer used a Taser on him during an altercation on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix, the Arizona Department of Public Safety confirmed Monday.
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