Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
National group blasts state’s child welfare system
Says too many kids wind up in foster care
State’s traffic camera project looks beyond speeding tickets
Automated cameras that the state Department of Public Safety wants to deploy along some Arizona highways could be used to do more than catch speeders. Companies bidding for a state... […]
Making a case for TV: Old court chamber leaves history behind to become studio
Bench strength In a photo from 1951, Arizona Supreme Court Justices are seated at the old courthouse bench with Chief Justice Levi Udall in the middle. The bench is no... […]
Capitol Quotes, Aug. 23 2007
Quotes“He’s a strange guy to work with.” — House Assistant Minority Leader Jack Brown, D-5, speaking about Speaker of the House Jim Weiers“I think Jeff Flake is bad for America.... […]
Western governors set goal for greenhouse gas reduction
A collaboration of Western governors announced today a regional goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent by 2020. The Western Climate Initiative (WCI), which was launched in February and... […]
AG settles with fraudulent Internet business
Two Phoenix residents operating a dubious Internet advertising business will be fined and forbidden from engaging in outbound telemarketing as part of an agreement with Attorney General Terry Goddard. The... […]
Arizona's primary date is Feb. 5
Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a proclamation today setting Arizona’s presidential primary for February 5 of next year. “The outcome of the February 5 primaries will be an important – if... […]
Group: Child welfare system hobbled by 'left-right' stalemate
Call for change Former state lawmaker Laura Knaperek joins Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, at a news conference in the Capitol today to... […]
UofA mentoring program aims to bring doctors back to rural areas
Mike Kushner, left, a second-year University of Arizona College of Medicine student, listens to the heart and lung sounds of patient Albert Garcia, center, during an examination at Family Health... […]
Top 10 Health Issues in Arizona
1. Population growth has outpaced health planning Arizona’s growth rate has outpaced planning capabilities, and health largely has been left out of perspective. As a result, there are insufficient human... […]