We here at R-Cubed are deeply, deeply sorry for mischaracterizing Jan Brewer’s actions during our very special session. She may have missed out on the entirety of the meetings this week due to her crucially necessary presence at the Republican Governors Association meeting, but she showed us the sort of [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
I know I have explained this before, but apparently some people up at the state capitol need a refresher course. The way a special session is supposed to work is that the Governor and House and Senate leadership get together and craft a bill that they can all [...]
Marszałek Senatu Bob Burns is angry with Senador Thayer Verschoor, who didn’t show up for Thursday’s extra special session. Burns was so angry with Verschoor that he…tweeted!
Pique is best when done in 140 character segments, I always say.
The funny part about this is that Verschoor was [...]
Two press releases today aimed at elected officials who were MIA during the Arizona Legislature’s Special Session. The first one was issued by Senate President Bob Burns:
APB out for missing senator
Senate President Bob Burns issued the following statement:
“The Senate, and subsequently, the House, had to adjourn today before completing [...]
You know that special session called by the Accidental Guv to do some budget cutting? It didn't quite work out that way.
A fragile budget deal collapsed in the Senate Thursday when Sen. Thayer Verschoor skipped the floor session and tied his support to a last-minute amendment to' [...]
AZ House Dems continue to push for real solutions.
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
The Special Session will begin Tuesday afternoon. My sources say that the Republicans are still short a vote and will have to play "Let's Make a Deal." Howard Fischer, however, says the GOP has the votes and maybe some Democrats to spare. Budget, Rio Nuevo on' [...]
I am enjoying watching the changes take place in LD-17. Democratic State Senator, Meg Burton-Cahill, will be holding a press conference today prior to the kickoff of the Special Session of the Legislature to announce that she will be retiring from the public dole. Waiting in the wings is her [...]
Senate President Pro Tempore Barbara Leff (LD-11) won't be attending. She'll be on a Caribbean cruise.
The Senate Grand Old Party tradition of leaving [...]
Arizona House of Representatives building, Phoenix.Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
First a quick update: The Accidental Governor and the GOP insane clown posse are trying for a special session this week to deal with agency funding issues. They were to have met over the weekend to hammer out the details of a plan that they hope will be [...]
Despite Gov. Brewer’s optimism, our sources indicate a Special Session of the Legislature will not happen any time soon. Reports indicate the Senate cannot line up the votes to pass a fix to start addressing the $2,000,000,000 gap in the FY 2010 budget.
It will probably get even harder to [...]
Arizona State Capitol, PHXPosted by AzBlueMeanie:
A h/t to Flounder for a comment he posted earlier, "I think one of the biggest takeaways of the elections last night are that the right-wings TABOR Amendments failed in Maine and Washington."
During the Special Session this past summer, the Accidental Governor and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. [...]
How will Speaker Adams try to run special session?Posted by azBlueMeanie:
It appears the Accidental Governor and the GOP insane clown posse leadership have come to a tentative agreement on a Special Session, but leadership hasn't polled their membership on the specifics of any proposed spending cuts to know whether the bill has the votes necessary to pass. The' [...]
Just got this from the folks at the Yellow Sheet:
GOP leaders and [Jan] Brewer have settled on the framework of a deal for a special session later this month. [Bob] Burns tells Yellow Sheet the trio reached a tentative agreement following yesterday’s tête-à-tête in the governor’s office to move forward [...]
