Episode 138: Sales Tax Passes - Tucson's Plans to Spend on Roads, Safety
Plus: decriminalizing mental illness, the end of the Legislative session and the state of the city budget.
Arizona Legislators End with Tax Cuts, Not Restoring Welfare
Session adjourns Wednesday evening with flurry of last-minute cuts for businesses.
Teachers, Schools May Get More Under Legislative Budget
Bills moving through both chambers Wednesday include 1% teacher pay raise.
State Budget Hangup: Ducey Firm on University Funding
Budget negotiations in Phoenix are stuck on how to increase maintenance money.
Episode 132: Full-Day Kindergarten Funding Proposal Won't Help Tucson
Plus, local impact of the state budget; Tucson and the sanctuary city controversy.
Tucson Can Keep Tax Incentive for Downtown Redevelopment
Legislature proposed changes, but city's key tool to encourage development intact.
University Funding Proposal Holds Up State Budget
A policy debate on university maintenance could keep lawmakers in session longer.
Bill Limiting Signature Gathering May See Vote in Arizona Senate This Week
The measure would ban paying per signature on petitions, which opponents say is a way to suppress citizen initiatives.
Arizona Court Upholds Funding of Medicaid Expansion
The hospital levy is constitutional because it is not a tax, appellate panel rules.
Tucson Gun Destruction Case Heads to Top State Court
The city says its charter status allows to to destroy seized guns; the state disagrees.
Ducey: More Money for Schools, 'Above, Beyond Inflation'
He promises permanent solution for teacher pay increases, focus on low-income schools.
All Eyes Will Be on Money in State of State Address
Education will compete with roads in the Legislature.
Vanishing Sand at the Grand Canyon
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 2017 Arizona legislature starts work; exploring diction with Anna Risley; and film & stage stars Renèe Taylor & Joseph Bologna visit Tucson with "My Life on a Diet".
Arizona's Freshmen Lawmakers Learn Capitol's Ins and Outs
Tucsonans among the nearly one-third of the Legislature newly elected for 2017.
New Arizona Lawmakers Learning the Ropes
Nearly a third of the state's legislators are new.
