Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Organ donations surpass 1 million mark
The Donor Network of Arizona has surpassed the 1 million mark of people signed up to donate their organs, tissue and corneas. In recent years, organ donations have risen sharply.... […]
IRC plans to appeal order that legislative district maps be redrawn
A state commission that draws the boundaries of Arizona’s legislative districts plans to appeal a judge’s order that its legislative maps were drawn without giving preference to making the 30... […]
Corrections refused to move French inmate convicted of killing husband
The Arizona Department of Corrections has reneged on a deal to transfer a French woman serving a sentence for killing her husband after learning that France might release her on... […]
Shortage of engineers plagues local government agencies
A shortage of engineers applying for jobs with local government agencies, where some positions have been open for more than a year, means more departments are turning to outside contracts... […]
Nancy Welch
Nancy Welch, Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU Nancy Welch, associate director at Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU, has 20 years of experience in policy analysis and... […]
About a Bill: Umbilical cord blood; donation, information
Rep. Bob Stump Law aids stem cell research What the new law does: Requires health care providers to inform expecting mothers about donation options regarding umbilical cord blood stem cells.... […]
Building a talent pipeline
These are ‘not old assembly-line jobs’
‘Keep an eye on what matters’
They’re Democrats and Republicans. They serve on school boards and work for nonprofit groups. One is a college student. One has run for governor. Several have law degrees. A few... […]
Democrats see hope in numbers
GOP says it’s still in control at the Capitol
UofA buildings have ‘collaboration gene’
The newest buildings at the University of Arizona in Tucson have a purpose beyond the obvious. The UofA BIO5 Institute’s Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building and the UofA College of... […]
NewsPeople
Bruce Coomer Associations Bruce D. Coomer has been appointed executive director of the Arizona Association for Economic Development, succeeding John Bowers, who is retiring after serving as AAED’s executive director... […]