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Verschoor Shows Up, Burns Burns Dems; Senate Passes Budget Bills

By James King in Budget Blunders

Phoenix New Times, Mon., Nov. 23 2009 @ 2:08PM

Senate President Bob Burns

After nearly four agonizing months, the Arizona State Senate has finally passed four bills that will cut about $450 million from the state's budget.

Like most things in the Legislature, this afternoon's agreement didn't come without a little bit of drama.

First and foremost: Bravo to Senator Thayer Verschoor for actually showing up today...

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