Arizona's budget battle: Who won and who lost - Alia Beard Rau , Yvonne Wingett Sanchez , Mary Jo Pitzl and Ronald J. Hansen, The Republic

Arizona Board of Regents: The regents earned a spot in both categories. While they won by getting the bonding deal, the suggestion of a potential lawsuit by Board of Regents President Eileen Klein if lawmakers denied the universities the $1 billion package nearly derailed the entire measure. Her comments threatened the collapse of the university-bonding deal in the final hours, and, when coupled with Board of Regents Chairman Greg Patterson's earlier clothes-shaming remarks toward GOP Rep. Mark Finchem, could inflict long-term damage on the regents' relationship with conservative Republicans. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2017/05/06/arizonas-budget-battle-who-won-and-who-lost/311857001/