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Arizona ends ban on lion hunting in Kofa refuge
TUCSON - The Arizona Game and Fish Department has ended a moratorium on shooting lions in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge north of Yuma. The agency says the mountain lion population in Arizona is not threatened, endangered or at risk.
Pinal County sheriff’s jail commander resigns
FLORENCE - The Pinal County Sheriff's Office says its jail commander has resigned and a sergeant has been placed on leave after allegations against them. Jail commander Joe McAuliffe was placed on leave July 1 during a review into allegations of deception and failure to disclose pre-employment information.
Overusing groundwater threatens Arizona’s future
The director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources says the state has to stop its denial when it comes to water. "We're spoiled by cheap, easily available water and have been for a long time," Herb Guenther said. "We have a lot of water compared to other Western states. But we need to use it in a sustainable way."
All talk, no action on photo enforcement
In the early days of the session, several key House Republicans assembled to announce their intention to take on what they lambasted as a tool of Big Brother and a... […]
AZ readies for selloff of Capitol buildings, state park
State lawmakers are looking to mortgage dozens of prisons, government buildings and one of the world's most unique cave systems in order to close a $2.5 billion deficit.
Advocates tout private roads as possible ’11 budget solution
There is no question that Arizona is in need of money. There is also no doubt that the state will need more roads as its population grows. Rep. Andy Biggs is hoping that a new law to allow private toll roads will help Arizona meet both needs.
Court upholds Grand Canyon’s river management plan
FLAGSTAFF - An appeals court on Tuesday (July 22) rejected a challenge by environmentalists to change federal rules allowing the use of motorized rafts at the Grand Canyon.
AG lays off 29, expects to save $2M
Twenty-nine employees of the Arizona Attorney General's Office will be out of a job by the end of the month. In a press release sent July 20, Attorney General Terry Goddard noted that twelve attorneys and 17 supporting staff members would be trimmed from the office. Criminal investigator positions were not affected.
Border to top Burke’s agenda as U.S. attorney
Dennis Burke hasn't officially taken his post as Arizona's next U.S. attorney, but he's already familiar with an area that may be his top priority as a federal prosecutor - the border. Just days after being nominated by President Barack Obama as U.S. attorney for Arizona, Burke was on the border at Nogales, part of three days of meetings with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's border cz[...]
‘Arnold v. Sarn’: Helping or hurting?
The lawsuit that led to the creation of the modern behavioral health care system in Maricopa County has created what many experts say is an artificial set of standards that ignores the real needs of patients. But confusion and disagreement over ways to improve the system have delayed the kind of meaningful reform that almost everyone in the health care community recognizes as necessary.
Mental health care: 30 years of broken promises
Magellan Health Services has adopted a slogan since taking over Maricopa County's behavioral health care system two years ago: "Getting Better All the Time." The reforms promised by the Maryland-based company in the months before taking control of the system were put on hold while the company tried to rebound from the loss of medical records, a critical audit by the court and a series of well-p[...]
Oops – county didn’t know direct deposits went to SCA
Maricopa County officials said they were caught off-guard last week when they learned employees of Sheriff Joe Arpaio had provided thousands of dollars to an unregistered political committee by authorizing the county to divert money from their paychecks.
