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State Legislature Suspends Legislative Session after Passing Skinny Budget with $50 million more to help People during the Coronavirus Crisis

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Republicans and Democrats, after a weekend of suspense and last-minute deal-making by Speaker Russell Bowers and Democratic Leader Charlene Fernandez, banded together and on a 59 to 1 vote passed the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget with an additional $50 million for people needing assistance to get through the Coronavirus Crisis. According … Read more

(UPDATED) It is Time for Arizona Speaker Russell Bowers to Step Up to the Plate on Passing more Anti Coronavirus Funding

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On Thursday, March 19, 2020, the Arizona State Senate passed on a 27 to 3 vote, a skinny fiscal year 2021 budget with an additional $50 million in funding towards helping people get through the Coronavirus Crisis. The State Legislature unanimously passed a $55 million Anti Coronavirus appropriations measure last week. State House Republicans, under … Read more

Do the Arizona State House Republicans Know there is a Health Crisis

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The Republicans in the Arizona State House did something today that on the surface makes sense. They suspended House rules to allow remote off-site voting from non-Capitol locations. That makes sense considering that, during this Coronavirus Crisis, no more than 10 people should be together in a social gathering. Democrats would support this move if … Read more

Put People First in the Next $850 Billion Stimulus Bill

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has proposed a $750 stimulus package to help people get through the Coronavirus. According to journalists at the Washington Post, Schumer’s ideas would: “Expand unemployment insurance (probably also build on the sick leave provisions on last week’s House bill,) provide money for schools, public transportation, expand Medicaid funding, expand more … Read more