State Capitol News

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – The presidents of the three state universities said today Arizona
residents should be given the opportunity to raise taxes to avoid
further cuts in education spending.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Governor Jan Brewer may rescind some new vehicle emission rules
designed to reduce greenhouse gases. Arizona Public Radio's
Howard Fischer explains.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – The head of the House Appropriations Committee said Monday that
universities shouldn't worry about having their budgets slashed
by huge amounts. But Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer
reports that view may not be universal.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – If Republican lawmakers think that finally having a member of
their own party as governor means they're going to get everything
they want, they could have a rude awakening. Arizona Public
Radio's Howard Fischer explains.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – House Democrats came up with their own proposal today for
balancing the budget. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer
explains how they plan to do it.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – State lawmakers debating the future of photo radar at a hearing
Thursday got a bit of a surprise about exactly how the system
operates. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer explains.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – The state's jobless rate jumped six-tenths of a point last month
-- something it hasn't done in nearly 30 years. Arizona Public
Radio's Howard Fischer reports.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Jan Brewer will formally take the oath of office this afternoon
as the 22nd person to be the governor.

Gubernatorial press aide Paul Senseman said that Brewer's first
order of business will be educating Arizonans about exactly how
deep the state's financial problem is.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ –
Arizona already has a law making it a crime to abort a partially
delivered fetus, but it was never enforced after a federal judge
declared it unconstitutional. Since then, Congress has approved --
and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld -- a federal ban. But Ron
Johnson, who lobbies for the state's Catholic bishops, said that's
not enough.

By Howard Fischer

Phoenix, AZ – Senate President Bob Burns said today he's not interested in
giving voters the option of raising taxes, even temporarily, as
an alternative to cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in
state aid to education.