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Arizona voters this fall made it slightly tougher on themselves when it comes to passing laws at the ballot box, but they also sent a strong message to state legislators - keep your hands off voter initiatives.
Presidential candidates do it. Gubernatorial candidates in most states do it. Arizona would join them if voters approve Proposition 131, to create an office of lieutenant governor who would be from the same party and run on the same ticket as the governor.
Despite a positive COVID-19 test, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Tucson, still cast votes in Congress by proxy Thursday while quarantined. But state Rep. Kelli Butler, D-Scottsdale, does not have that option, after the Legislature reverted to pre-pandemic rules this session.
Arizona PBS
June 3, 2021
State lawmakers recessed last week after they were unable to reach agreement on a budget for next year, and are scheduled to meet again June 10 – less than three weeks before the start of fiscal 2022. The timing worries local leaders, along with a proposed flat-rate income tax that could hit local government budgets hard. (File photo by Ellen O’Brien/Cronkite News)
WASHINGTON – With less than four weeks remaining in this fiscal year, local governments in Arizona are anxiously watching state budget negotiations that they fear could end up delivering a “huge hit” to city and town finances.