Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Feds dismiss case against juvenile corrections agency
A U.S. Department of Justice case against the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) resulting from an investigation into the suicides of three male teenagers in 2002 and 2003 at... […]
Getting tough on hit and run drivers
Hit-and-run offenders risk harsher penalties after lawmakers successfully modified an Arizona run law this past session. The penalty for drivers who are involved but do not stop at an accident... […]
Poll: GOP presidential primary up for grabs; Clinton widens lead
Aa new statewide Cronkite/Eight Poll shows there is still no clear front-runner in the Republican presidential primary in Arizona.Twenty-seven percent of registered Republicans said they are supporting Arizona Sen. John... […]
Campaigns look to increase ad spending at year
With campaign wallet size becoming increasingly important, candidates must decide not only where, but when to spend millions
Jessica Rush: ‘Right now the demand for health care [professionals] is incredibly high’
Jessica Rush serves as general manager for Jobing.com’s Phoenix location. What was your first job≠My first official job was a part-time position as a sales person at a local shoe... […]
Mark Holleran, chief executive officer of CASS — ‘These are human beings and we have responsibility…’
The Central Arizona Shelter Services operates a non-profit homeless shelter less than a mile from the Capitol. CASS incorporated in 1984. In 2005, CASS opened a new shelter on a... […]
State doesn’t check legal status of those with business licenses
The Associated PressAlthough employers will have to start verifying the eligibility of their workers under Arizona’s new employer-sanctions law, the state does not check the legal status of those who... […]
Capitol Quotes, Sept. 27 2007
Capitol Quotes“They will lose billions.” — Rep. Farley criticizing cell phone lobby for opposing a law against texting while driving.“I guess the speech was really persuasive because it died that... […]
NewsPeople
GovernmentJim Kolbe, former congressman from Arizona’s 8th District, has been appointed by Gov. Janet Napolitano to serve as chair of the CANAMEX Corridor Task Force. He will also serve as... […]
Commentary
The unfounded fears about Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), complaints by disgruntled homeowners that resulted in the Legislature imposing a $550 filing fee, raised to $2,000 five months later and... […]
CPS hearings under way in House
Looking inside CPS Kirk Adams, R-19, chairman of the House Government Committees, takes testimony today from Child Protective Services on cases involving the deaths of three Tucson children. Rep. Jonathan... […]