Bob Burns

A top legislative leader compares Arizona's situation to a car wreck in which a front-seat passenger not wearing a seatbelt has gone through the windshield. Read More

The state House of Representatives held 382 floor votes during the 2009 regular session, which stretched into July as lawmakers struggled with the budget deficit. Read More

and eventually put the Arizona State Fair out of business. Read More

A recent state Superior Court decision ordering the wife of "tire pond" owner Joseph J. Farricielli to pay the state $6 million in fines, remediation fees, and related costs has officials hoping North Haven is a step closer to recouping the $900,000 in back taxes owed to the town by Farricielli. police to arrest a group of youths who allegedly used the thievery to fuel an illegal prescription-drug habit. Read More

State parks and ADOT snow removal are in jeopardy, with all agencies told to cut their budgets by another 7.5 percent. Read More

Bullhead City Mayor Jack Hakim understands what happened. Read More

Arizona can cut its way out of its budget deficits, several anti-tax groups say in a new report. Read More

A plan to ask voters to hike the state sales tax has been thrown in doubt because of a dispute between House and Senate Republicans. Read More

The dissolution of a committee chaired by Sen. Ron Gould, a Lake Havasu Republican, was one of several changes that Senate President Bob Burns made on Dec. 10. Read More

Every year, I get the same question about what presents I'd like to see under the Christmas tree. Read More