Here and Now - Governor Napolitano
No sooner does the governor receive an award for championing education and early child development than a report surfaces that the governor's office helped broker a deal to keep opposition to a new transportation tax to a minimum.
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document leaked to the East Valley Tribune shows a behind the scene's quid pro quo: a homebuilders association agreeing not to contest a transportation tax if a development impact fee is removed from the proposed transportation plan. The deal also calls for homebuilders not to oppose a state trust land measure that will be on the November ballot.
The governor is still awaiting a budget for the next fiscal year. Some lawmakers predict a new budget will soon be done--one that makes up for a $1.8 billion revenue shortfall.
Governor Napolitano vetoed a DUI bill that would have lessened the length of time breathalyser ignition locks would remain on cars of first time offenders. She also rejected a bill that would have local police enforce immigration law.
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