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AZ Senate Democrats File Ethics Complaint

April 16, 2024 5:00 amMay 14, 2024 9:12 am

(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate Democrats are filing an ethics complaint against Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) and President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope (R-LD16) for allegedly violating “parliamentary procedures” on Wednesday, specifically referring to Mason’s Rules and the chamber’s...

Minority Leader Epstein Responds to Budget Story

January 16, 2024 5:00 amNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

In our story “AZ Senate Democrats Refuse Kavanagh’s Request for Budget Input,” dated January 12, 2024, Arizona Globe reported that Senate Republicans had expressed frustration that Minority Leader Epstein ordered a Democrat boycott of any budget participation. According to our reporting, both...

AZ Senate Democrats Refuse Kavanagh’s Request for Budget Input

January 12, 2024 5:00 amJanuary 11, 2024 2:05 pm

Despite attempts by Senate Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh and Senate President Warren Petersen to elicit statutory participation, Democrats refuse to engage with Republicans on the state budget. Governor Hobbs had expressed some conciliatory remarks regarding budget cuts in her SOTS...