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Last-ditch budget negotiations between Republicans and Democrats appear to have fallen apart, which makes it unlikely Gov. Jan Brewer will see her sales-tax-increase proposal on a ballot any time soon.

Peter Baird, a long-time partner of the law firm Lewis and Roca, died on August 27.

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema spoke to our reporter at the conclusion of today’s five-party talks. “I’m not sure there’s going to be any more of those meetings,” she said. She identified the repeal of the equalization tax as the biggest obstacle. She said Republicans “won’t budge” on reinstating the tax…

Carol Peck, the president and CEO of the Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona, will head up Gov. Jan Brewer’s new P-20 council on education.

In two weeks, Highway Patrol cars could be sitting empty in government parking lots and the state crime lab could be bereft of forensic criminologists if Gov. Jan Brewer doesn’t sign a budget bill nearly identical to one she vetoed nearly two months ago.

In two weeks, Highway Patrol cars could be sitting empty in government parking lots and the state crime lab could be bereft of forensic criminologists if Gov. Jan Brewer doesn’t sign a budget bill nearly identical to one she vetoed nearly two months ago.

Yuma and Prescott will hold mayoral primary elections Tuesday while several cities around Arizona decide on council members. Five candidates are running for mayor of Yuma, including incumbent Larry Nelson, who said he’s seeking a third and final term. The other candidates are retired fire chief Elgin Everly, former Yuma City Councilman Alan Krieger, political [...]

A draft government study found the Border Patrol isn’t measuring how its checkpoints along the border affect the quality of life in surrounding communities. One of the findings of a Government Accountability Office draft report was that the Border Patrol hasn’t documented how many agents it needs to confront smugglers sneaking around a proposed permanent [...]

If you think the flu season is fast approaching, think again – health authorities say it never really left. Active cases of swine flu are popping up in virtually every Arizona county, which is especially unusual during the state’s hot summer months.

Whether Gov. Jan Brewer will seek a full term in 2010 is the biggest unanswered question looming at the Capitol these days. Brewer said she hasn’t made a final decision, but her intentions are becoming a little clearer.