Monthly Archives: June 2009

Schedule for today

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

Members are scheduled to go to the floor at 9:30am today. Following floor, we will go to Rules Committee and Caucus.   Check back for updates throughout the day.

Posted in Weekly Schedule

Senate to hear budget bills in Appropriations today

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

The Senate is scheduled to hear the trailer bills to the 2010 budget in Appropriations Committee today. The Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:30am in Senate Hearing Room 109. Please click HERE to see the agenda online. Following Appropriations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget

Budget process moving forward

Posted on June 27, 2009 by

The following bills are scheduled to be heard in House Appropriations this morning. Please click HERE to see the full agenda.   Bills   Short Title Strike Everything Title HB2643 _____ _____ Technical correction; abandoned vehicles; monies (Adams: McComish, Tobin) … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget

Sen. Gould to appear on Sunday Square Off

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

Sen. Ron Gould, R-District 3 will appear this weekend on Channel 12’s Sunday Square Off.  Joining Sen. Gould on the panel will be Chris Herstam and Rep. David Lujan. The topics include the Valley Interfaith Project’s appearance in Appropriations, the budget, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Appearances

Budget deal confirmed

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

We can confirm that a budget deal has been reached.   The proposal will consist of four components: 1)     The passage of the budget bills which were voted on earlier this month. 2)     A set of trailer bills to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget

Budget Update:

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

The Senate introduced a set of bills which will be used as a trailer to the FY2010 budget last night. These bills will make changes to the budget which was passed by both houses earlier this month.   Please check … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget

Senate President Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Flores Case

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

The United States Supreme Court today reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court in the Flores case. The Supreme Court held that both the Ninth Circuit and the District Court used the wrong standards … Continue reading →

Posted in English Language Learners (ELL)

State employees lobbying on your dime

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

The following e-mail was sent to Sen. Ron Gould on Monday, June 22, 2009 from a state agency e-mail address. The e-mail was time stamped at 11:41am. It was signed using the employee’s title as well as the agency logo. … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget

Schedule Update:

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

The Senate will go to the floor today at 1:00 p.m.  We will recess, caucus bills approved by Rules yesterday (June 23) as well as the conference committee report for SB 1049 (fingerprint clearance cards), and return to the floor … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly Schedule

Arizona Supreme Court decision

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

The Supreme Court took jurisdiction, but denied relief to the governor. The Legislature is not required to transmit the bills immediately, but will transmit no later than June 30.  The following is a joint statement from President Burns and Speaker … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget