Arizona Budget Coalition urges quick action to avoid possible health care emergency. PHOENIX With only two months until the program is set to expire, the Arizona Budget Coalition (ABC) urges Arizona legislators and Governor Brewer to restore KidsCare immediately. Childrens…

Former foster youth from the Arizona Chapter of Foster Care Alumni of America call on the Arizona Senate to defeat HB 2148 that would limit who can adopt foster children. Phoenix, AZ The Arizona Chapter of Foster Care Alumni of…

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX The first meeting of the Private School Tuition Tax Credit Review Committee formed by Speaker Kirk Adams (R-Dist. 19) to review and assess the individual tax credit program has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 14. Rep. Rick…

This version: Introduced in House. This is the original text of the bill as it was written by its sponsor and submitted to the House for consideration. This is the latest version of the bill available on this website. HRES…

PHOENIX Speaking to Gov. Jan Brewer during a stakeholder review of the proposed 2010 state budget, Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski warned of a perfect storm brewing as more dedicated transportation funds are siphoned to support the states…

Creative solution maximizes savings, avoids tax increases in states worst budget shortfall in history STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX Senate and House Republicans acted swiftly to close a $650 million gap in the final weeks of the fiscal 2009 budget. The budget…

Carson City - AB 59 was signed into law today. The bill was sponsored by the Attorney General and passed the Nevada Assembly 42-0 and the Nevada Senate 20-0. The new law creates a presumption against an award of child…

Two bills clear the way for Arizona to accept federal stimulus STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX The House of Representatives passed two emergency measures with overwhelming bipartisan support designed to immediately tackle obstacles related to accepting $93 million available in federal stimulus…

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 146, The Omnibus Public Land Management Act -- a catch-all package that contains more than 160 separate public land, water, and resource bills, including two that were authored by U.S. Senator…

They will regularly meet to ensure appropriate distribution of federal stimulus dollars in rural Arizona STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX Rep. Andy Tobin (R-Dist. 1), the only rural legislator in leadership at the House of Representatives and currently serving as the Majority…

(STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) Sen. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, has asked local, state and federal officials to brief a Senate committee Monday on the extent of border violence, crime and the deadly effects of drug cartel wars moving into Arizona. Hundreds of…

SOS Ballot Save Our Secret Ballot -- Kicks off in Arizona and four other states PHOENIX, AZ With Congress poised to act to end the secret ballot rights of employees choosing representation, a national movement to protect the secret ballot…