A debate that lasted nearly 12 hours ended late Thursday night, when the Arizona state Senate approved a budget proposal that includes a plan to expand Medicaid coverage as desired by Gov. Jan Brewer. Six Republican senators joined forces with Senate Democrats to wrest control of the chamber from Sen. ...
Andy Biggs represents Senate District 12 in the Arizona Senate, is a member of one committee, and is the primary sponsor of 388 bills.
| 2002 | 25858.0 |
| 2004 | 11910.0 |
| 2006 | 18653.0 |
| 2008 | 27405.0 |
| 2010 | 14830.0 |
| 2012 | 29747.0 |
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Capitol Office:
Senate
1700 West Washington
Room 205
Phoenix, AZ 85007Phone: 602-926-4371Fax: 602-417-3022 - Email: abiggs@azleg.gov
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Bipartisan Senate passes budget, AHCCCS expansion
Senate gives preliminary approval to Medicaid expansion
Luige del Puerto and Ben Giles
azcapitoltimes.com
A block of five Republican senators joined forces with Senate Democrats on May 16 to wrest control of the chamber from Sen. President Andy Biggs and provide momentum to Gov. Brewer’s proposal to expand Medicaid in Arizona.
Brewer: Senate budget means end is near
Jeremy Duda
azcapitoltimes.com
Gov. Jan Brewer said the budget introduced today by Senate President Andy Biggs is fairly close to her own and that she has few problems with the proposal, except for one major exception – it doesn’t include the expansion of Arizona’s Medicaid program.
Here's Biggs' deal: Medicaid restoration in exchange for reducing voting rights
cpmaz
feedproxy.google.com
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Well, the Senate has introduced its budget package, placing the Medicaid restoration plan in the budget itself but adding a kicker, SB1493 . It has the rather innocuous subject of "elections; omnibus". It really should be called "extortion; all-in-one; every bad election-related scheme ...
Committee Membership
- Rules (Chairman)
Sponsored Bills
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SB 1488
2013-2014; higher education; budget reconciliation
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SB 1485
2013-2014; budget procedures
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SB 1491
20132014; environment; budget reconciliation
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