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GOVERNING ARIZONA

Objective Analysis of Arizona’s Fiscal and Economic Issues
www.governingarizona.org
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ARIZONA'S FISCAL CHALLENGES

A Special Briefing and Discussion for Arizona State Legislators
January 27, 2010
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GOVERNING ARIZONA FORUM
 November 17, 2009

Click here for a copy of the report:
Governing Arizona:
Perspectives for the Future
An Economic Public Policy Assessment


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Governing Arizona Co-Chairs
Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Supervisor Pete Rios
Former Presidents of the Arizona State Senate

Governing Arizona (GA), a program of the Thomas R. Brown Foundations and The Communications Institute, provides objective analysis to leaders and citizens on how to  best address the state's fiscal and economic  issues.

In 2009 - the Governing Arizona project includes:


Governing Arizona:    Forum for Arizona Leaders - November 17, 2009 

   Agenda and faculty  
   
News Coverage of Governing Arizona
Governing Arizona: An Economics Conference for Journalists - November 16, 2009  Arizona Republic, Phoenix 
A special econonmics conference for Arizona journalists and bloggers on how to improve their coverage of Arizona fiscal and economic issues. 

Governing Arizona: Perspectives for the Future  - Analysis of Arizona Fiscal Issues
Publication of a special report includes a thirty year summary of Arizona state spending and revenue along with research that puts Arizona's fiscal condition in context with other states. Please click here for report.

Governing Arizona Project:  The mission, background and sponsors.  (click here)

Resources - Here are just some preliminary resources with more to come November 15th.
 

Governing Arizona Highlights

Budget Snafu: Met the Enemy and It Is Us

California voters and lawmakers have become their own worst enemy, virtually guaranteeing budget shortfalls year after year, reports the Sacramento Bee. AnalysisOnline finds similar trends in another western state: Arizona.

Seeking a Lockdown on Prison Costs

A move is made in one western state to cut its prison population, but not aggressively enough to end overcrowding or a budget deficit, reports the Los Angeles Times. AnalysisOnline examines the rising cost of incarceration. 

Arizona: Cutting Health Coverage for the Working Poor

Nearly 10,000 parents of children who receive healthcare insurance under Arizona’s KidsCare program will lose their coverage at the end of this month, reports the Arizona Republic. AnalysisOnline provides perspective.

Additional AO Articles on Governing Arizona

Arizona: Budget Deficit Persists

Arizona Republic: Arizona Budget: What to Do?

State Budgets: Fight to the Finish

Construction Vital to Economic Recovery

Arizona: Will a Sales Tax Increase Help or Hurt?

Tax Reform or Shell Game?

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AZ Budget Turmoil: Who Will Care for the Children?
Arizona’s Money Shift: From Universities to Prisons, Indigents
Arizona: Cutting Health Coverage for the Working Poor
Arizona Budget: What to Do?

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