Arizona: Bob Burns

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 Accidental Governor does not want to call a Special Session unless she is assured of the vote in advance - unlike the open-ended fiasco this past summer. So the agreement in actuality remains in doubt.

The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports:

Legislative leaders and the governor have reached an agreement on the framework of a special session later this month.

In a comment on the ongoing push to get a sales-tax referral, Secretary of State Ken Bennett has given the powers that be at the Capitol a drop-dead date for completing their work: Sept. 9.
After that, it will be impossible for his office to stage a Dec. 8 statewide election, Bennett wrote in a letter sent to Gov. Jan Brewer, House Speaker Kirk Adams and Senate President Bob Burns. There are probably other deadlines ticking with county elections officials, Bennett wrote. For example, Maricopa County will need to order the special paper that is used to print the ballots almost ...

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Arizona House and Senate reconvene at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, beginning the eighth week of the Special Session. The Arizona Capitol Times reports that there has been no progress since 5-way talks began last Friday.

The Accidental Governor has until the end of Wednesday to either sign or veto the budget package sent to her last week -- unless the Legislature adjourns sine die today or tomorrow; this would extend the time the Accidental Governor has to act on bills sitting on her desk for another ten days. If there are genuine bipartisan negotiations underway, this may be what occurs today.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” -- Albert Einstein

The GOP insane clown posse transmitted to the Accidental Governor the same budget package on Thursday that she vetoed on July 1 in hopes the move will produce a different result.

Insanity.

In sending the bills to the governor, lawmakers started the clock ticking: The Arizona Constitution gives her through Wednesday to decide whether to sign or veto each of the bills or allow them to become law without her signature. Legislators send state budget plan to governor Late Thursday, Brewer's spokesman Paul Senseman said the governor would likely announce her plans today.