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Arizona Preparing Appeal of Immigration Ruling
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge’s ruling that put most of the state’s immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Three people were arrested Thursday morning at the federal courthouse [...]
Brewer To Release Proposed New Budget
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer releases her proposed state budget for the next fiscal year Friday.
Her budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1 is expected to include dramatic spending cuts and other steps for dealing with a shortfall projected to exceed $3 billion.
Brewer also has said Arizona voters should be asked to [...]
Brewer Signs Budget Bill Passed Last Week
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday signed a budget-reduction bill containing $193 million of funding cuts and other changes that set the stage for agencies to reduce services and cut employees’ pay.
The bill approved Saturday by the Legislature includes midyear 7.5 percent lump-sum cuts for most agencies and sweeps dollars from more than [...]
Brewer Calls Urgent Cabinet Meeting Concerning Budget
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer plans to convene an emergency meeting of her cabinet on Monday to address the state’s still-huge budget deficit.
The budget remains out of whack by a whopping $1.4 billion. That’s despite a series of special legislative sessions Brewer has called since June to address what began as a $3 [...]
Brewer Opposes Halt on New Mining Claims
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer objects to a ban on filing new mining claims on nearly 1 million acres of federal land in northern Arizona for two years while a permanent prohibition is under study.
Most of the Bureau of Land Management and National Forest land covered by a July order is in the [...]
Arizona Budget, School Offices Get New Directors
PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed a new budget director to fill a vacancy created when Brewer named Eileen Klein as her new chief of staff.
Brewer announced Friday that John Arnold is stepping down as executive director of the School Facilities Board to become director of the governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and [...]
Brewer Proposes Changes to Mental Health Services
PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer has submitted a court-ordered plan to improve services for the seriously mentally ill in the Phoenix area, proposing structural changes that would require legislative approval.
The filing proposes shifting some behavioral health services from the Department of Health Services to the Arizona Health Cost Care Containment System – the state’s [...]
Ariz. Plans Securities Sales for Budget Maneuver
PHOENIX (AP) — State officials say they plan to offer securities to individuals and institutional investors to implement a budget-balancing maneuver to raise $735 million by borrowing against prisons and other state properties.
According to the Department of Administration, the state plans to raise the cash starting in January through certificates of participation sold through securities [...]
Gov. Jan Brewer Press Conference @ NAU – Raw Video
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Gov. Jan Brewer spoke at NAU’s campus Tuesday morning, addressing issues concerning NAU and Northern Arizona in general.
Western Climate Initiative Under Review
Now that Janet Napolitano, former Gov. of Arizona, is in Washington, the Western Climate Initiative is under fire. Napolitano was always been a prominent backer and high-profile participant of the WCI.
The WCI is a program to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. Any facility that exceeds the caps would need to reduce emissions or buy credits allowing the facilities [...]
