News, etc.
AZ Capitol Times
- Swift budget unveiling spurs critics
- February 23, 2012
- In less than 24 hours, the House and Senate had introduced, discussed, and voted on their budget proposals – a move that has led some lawmakers to grouse about the lack of time to consider the important policy implications.
Espresso Pundit
- Getting it Wrong
- February 22, 2012
- I wonder if the higher ups at the Republic are starting to regret their paper's over reaction to the Babeu story. Journalists pride themselves--or at least used to pride themselves--on writing stories that were properly sourced and accurate. Sure, guys...
Sonoran Alliance
- No More Tax Credits for Hollywood
- February 22, 2012
- By Stephen Slivinski It’s like a bad re-run. A few legislators are trying to revive Arizona’s film production tax credit (SB 1170) that lapsed in 2011. According to the last annual report on the effectiveness of the credit, in 2009 four media companies completed production on credit-approved projects. After taking into consideration the small bit [...]
Seeing Red AZ
- Phil Lovas appointed to AZ House
- February 22, 2012
- In a unanimous 5 – 0 vote, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Peoria resident Phil Lovas, 43, to the open House seat in Legislative District 4 formerly occupied by state Rep. Judy Burges. Burges replaced former state Sen. Scott Bundgaard last month. Lovas says he intends to run for the House this [...]
