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Ducey rejects request for reduced prison sentence for ex-cop
Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday denied a request for a reduced sentence for a former Phoenix police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man while on duty in 2010.
Report finds rash of crimes on the books never charged
More than one-third of Arizona laws involving a felony penalty haven’t been used in the past 15 years, a new report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found.
Ducey orders formation of cybersecurity group
Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order March 1 creating a cybersecurity group tasked with advising him on cyber policy.
Governor gives thumbs down on water proposals
Despite months spent hashing out water proposals behind closed doors, the governor doesn’t like what he sees in legislation meant to overhaul water policy.
Utility regulator proposes broad renewable energy plan
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin released a plan January 30 that calls for increases in clean energy, energy storage and biomass.
Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
The Capitol Times caught up with the governor the Friday before session started to discuss his priorities and preview the next few months.
Advocates for criminal justice changes applaud Ducey’s proposals
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to expand employment centers for soon-to-be-released prisoners and give them identification cards before they leave state custody.
Ducey’s 2nd centrist State of the State speech no longer stirs Democrats
This time around, Arizona Democratic lawmakers aren’t falling for Gov. Doug Ducey’s centrist approach designed to add more money to schools and attack the opioid crisis.
Ducey to call special session on opioids, promises ‘full commitment’ to K-12
The governor also said the state will restore cuts made during the Great Recession to formula funding for K-12 schools, but details on how much money and where it will come from won’t be known until the governor releases his budget on Friday.
Proposed Corp Comm ethics code takes aim at lobbyists
The lobbyist registration and gift ban ideas were floated in a recently released draft of a code of ethics by the commission, something the embattled regulatory body has been considering for nearly two years.
State agricultural department gets in on fight against opioid abuse
The Arizona Department of Agriculture’s livestock officers will start carrying naloxone, a drug that reverses the effect of opioid overdoses.
Arizona moves closer to imposing Medicaid work requirements
The requirement calls for people receiving health care through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to be working, looking for work, training for employment or going to school in order to get benefits.
