Arizona Legislature

Arizona GQP Legislative Budget: Let The Games Begin

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Update to Our Lawless Arizona GQP Legislature Is Again Defying the Constitution, The Courts, And The Voters On Public Education. Our lawless Arizona GQP legislature is planning on enacting a “skinny” budget based on last year’s baseline budget, pass a few more of their GQP culture war bills, and then get out of town. A … Read more

Phoenix

What Did the Arizona Legislature Do in the First 100 Days of 2022? (video)

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The Arizona Legislature has a 100 day target for the length of each session. With more than 1000 bills proposed and more than 300 signed into law each year, the Legislature rarely finishes in 100 days.

April 19, 2022 is day 100 for this year. We are lurching slowly toward a budget, with more than 100 bills waiting to be heard and a few large projects — like education funding, the proposed Water Authority, and a potential “repeal and replace” revival of the Flat Tax — hanging in limbo. As I write this note, it is  Wednesday, April 13, and the Arizona House is temporarily adjourned until Monday, April 18. This is a repeat of last week, when we gaveled in for business on Monday, April 4 and promptly adjourned until Thursday.

NOBODY wants a repeat of 2021.

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