Another week of "silly season" at the legislature.
Last week, the Republicans in the legislature tried to pass a "skinny" budget (last year's budget adjusted for inflation).
It failed.
Blog for Arizona coverage here and here.
My guess (and it's only that) is that the budget impasse will be resolved in the next couple of weeks, for two reasons:
1. Phoenix is scheduled to hit 100 degrees this week, and other than the ones who live here, no legislator wants to be in Phoenix when the heat sets in.
From Weather Underground -
2. It's an election year, and almost all of them would rather be out campaigning.
At 2 p.m. on Tuesday 4/26, Senate Transportation and Technology in SHR109, on Wednesday 4/27 at 9 a.m. in SHR1, Senate Health and Human Services; at 9:30 a.m. in SHR1, Senate Communications, and at 1 p.m. in SHR1, Senate Government all meet to consider executive nominations.
Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.
Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to propagate propaganda. Other bills may be more conventionally bad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority. My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.
Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4 at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, also at 1 p.m. Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.
Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible. Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.
Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments. Those involve inserting language into the entirety of a bill. Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previously harmless bill into a very bad one.
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