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Arizona budget proposes millions for Maricopa County recorder as he clashes with supervisors

4 days ago | azmirror.com | Jen Fifield

Arizona lawmakers are proposing to give millions of state dollars to Maricopa County’s recorder for election-related purposes, as he fights for more money and control over elections. The $4.1 million allocated to Recorder Justin Heap’s office is in the fiscal 2026 budget that the Republican-led Senate passed to the House early Friday for final approval. The House and Gov. Katie Hobbs have until June 30 to sign off on a final budget.
Political chaos erupts as Arizona Senate passes budget and ends session unilaterally

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

The Arizona Senate has officially ended its work for this legislative session after passing its budget bills in a marathon of amendments and votes on Thursday, just hours after a tentative agreement with Republicans in the House of Representatives fell apart and that chamber went home. The day was marked by long-winded speeches and fiery disagreements both between and within political parties.
Senate budget vote postponed amid signs of possible GOP deal

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror June 18, 2025 The Arizona Senate on Wednesday pushed back its plans to vote on the chamber’s state budget proposal, with signs pointing to a possible deal with Republicans in the state House of Representatives that would avoid a government shutdown in less than two weeks. Discussion and approval of amendments to the Senate’s budget plan are now set for Thursday morning, with a vote on the bills tentatively set for later the same day.
Arizona tries again to ensure that manual audits of election results get done

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Jen Fifield

In Arizona, where distrust in elections runs high, many people agree that a manual check of election results could help boost confidence. And state law requires counties to do such audits. Yet they aren’t always happening. That’s because state law has strict conditions on who appoints the workers, who participates, and when it happens. If those conditions can’t be met, the elections director cancels the audit.
Republicans split on Prop 123 school funding extension proposals as deadline approaches

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

A major public school funding plan is set to expire in less than two weeks, but Arizona lawmakers have yet to figure out a solution — and public education advocates are unhappy with the current proposal that GOP lawmakers are pushing. At the end of this month, Proposition 123 comes to an end, dramatically shrinking the $300 million in annual revenue shared among the state’s K-12 public schools.
Bipartisan Senate budget clears first hurdle, leaves both parties wanting more

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

Arizona senators from both parties expressed displeasure with the Senate’s budget proposal, but the chamber’s Appropriations Committee chairman told them that was a sign of a well-negotiated bipartisan plan. “Things that are particularly offensive to either side are not in there,” Sen. John Kavanagh said during a lengthy Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday.
Environmental scientists wrestle with AI's potential climate impact versus benefits

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Paige Gross

Environmental scientists and conservationists have been slow to embrace artificial intelligence tools, in large part because of the enormous amount of electricity the technology demands. But that, some say, is slowly changing as the potential benefits of AI become clearer. “I’m not a huge AI fan. If I can avoid it, I do, because I always think about the environmental implications first,” California-based sustainability consultant Jennifer Brandon said.
U.S. senators call for security funding boost after Minnesota assassination

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Jennifer Shutt |Ariana Figueroa |Shauneen Miranda

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators emerged from a briefing with federal law enforcement officials Tuesday saying they’ll likely boost funding on safety and security for members and their families in an upcoming government funding bill. The hour-long briefing by U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate sergeant-at-arms followed the weekend assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband as well as the attempted murder of a state senator and his wife.
AZ Senate introduces bipartisan budget after House goes solo with its 'fantasyland' plan

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

The Republicans who lead the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate have a long way to go to come to a consensus on their state budget plans before their deadline, in less than two weeks. Senate Republicans introduced their budget proposal Monday, which they spent weeks negotiating with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. House Republicans left those negotiations several weeks ago to formulate their own plan — without input from Hobbs or Senate Republicans.
Q&A: Rep. Yassamin Ansari on Eloy detention center, El Salvador and the new travel ban

1 week ago | azmirror.com | John Washington

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has traveled to El Salvador, visited detention centers and introduced legislation opposing immigration policies in her first five months in CongressThe Democratic freshman representative of Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses most of the city of Phoenix and part of Glendale, is only five months into her first term, but is already starting to make a name for herself in national politics.