Divided Republican Party Delays Budget & Drags Session Out (video)

Speaker Bowers is between a rock (the Libertarian wing of his caucus) and a hard place (negotiating with the Democrats), hence the glacial pace of the budget process.

For more than a month, the Legislature hasn’t done much except pass a few bills and take random days off. The current glacial pace is the result of multiple feuds within the Republican Caucus of the Arizona Legislature.

The budget appears to be going no where. For weeks, the Republican leadership has been stuck between a rock (pleasing their Libertarian …