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Chiropractors use opioid crisis to bolster request for Medicaid coverage
Arizona chiropractors will push for the state’s Medicaid program to cover chiropractic care in the next legislative session, the industry’s lobbyist said. And the extension of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System coverage to chiropractors ties into efforts to combat the opioid crisis, the Arizona Association for Chiropractic claims.
State ironing out performance pay program for public schools
High-performing schools got a temporary boost in state funding because of their standardized test scores, but the additional money has proven to be incredibly short-lived for some schools under Gov. Doug Ducey’s signature performance pay plan.
School cites alarming teacher incidents for failing grade
A South Phoenix charter school said problems with teachers involving knives on campus, apparent mental illness, and nude photos on a tablet led to its failing grade in the state’s new rating system.
Christina Sandefur: Freedom not to fit into any political group
Christina Sandefur, the executive vice president of the Goldwater Institute, doesn’t think the libertarian think tank is as influential in state government as people give it credit for.
New school ratings have something for everyone to hate
The new A-F grades have been roundly criticized from all parts of the education advocacy spectrum. Nearly everyone has found something to hate in the grades.
Relatively speaking: Mesnard’s mom to run to for seat in House
Republican Nora Ellen, a Chandler City Councilwoman and the mom of Arizona House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, is running for her son’s seat.
Ducey supports U.S. Senate health care proposal
Gov. Doug Ducey announced his support today for a Republican health care plan that could drop millions from coverage, an endorsement that came despite the lack of analysis from the state’s health care number-crunchers.
Rental bikes make debut in Capitol area
Grid Bikes added four stations near the Capitol last month. Three stations are along Washington Street at 17th Avenue, 15th Avenue and 12th Avenue. Another station is at 17th Avenue and Adams Street.
Ducey mulls banning criminal background question on state job applications
The Ducey administration is considering a “ban the box” policy for state agencies that would delay the process of asking prospective employees for arrest or conviction information until later in the hiring process.
Former undocumented immigrants turned lawmakers want ‘Dreamers’ to speak out
House Democrats Isela Blanc and Cesar Chavez want “Dreamers” to keep making their voices heard and telling their stories as Congress wrestles with how to address Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Water policy remake stirs fight unlike others in state history
With Republican Gov. Doug Ducey convening water giants into meetings this summer, it’s become all the more apparent that major water players in Arizona, namely the state’s water department and its canal system, the Central Arizona Project, are at odds.
Proclamations of all kinds, just call the governor to be recognized
Proclamations and special recognitions comprise a major part of the gubernatorial constituent services operation, for both the Ducey administration and those that came before it.
