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Records show errors on county property-tax bills
Thousands of property owners in the Phoenix-area may have paid more or less than what they owe in Maricopa County property taxes. The city of Phoenix is going over records of the city's 500,000 parcels "and we would be surprised not to find errors," said Mark Cernetic, deputy budget director.
Brewer, Cardon proclaim a new day at Commerce Department
For much of its existence, the Arizona Department of Commerce has served as a political punching bag for those who believe the agency's work is inefficient, its mission vague and its credibility questionable. Don Cardon doesn't deny that some of those things have been true in the past, but a transformation is underway.
The cost of AZ’s budget crisis: 1,450 full-time state workers
Arizona's budget calamity cost at least 1,450 state workers their jobs last fiscal year, but the shedding of public employees is minor compared to losses endured by the private sector in Arizona. An analysis conducted by the Arizona Capitol Times shows the state trimmed roughly 4 percent of its full-time staff from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. The state now employs 33,236 full-time workers.
Imprisoned ex-Pinal Co. manager seeks less time
The imprisoned former top administrator of Pinal County is asking a state clemency board to let him out of prison early.
GOP lawmaker starts ‘food fight’ with blind vendors
As a freshman lawmaker in 2007, Rep. Sam Crump's first order of business was to find a good place to eat at the Capitol. He had hoped for something along the line of a Paradise Bakery, a favorite of his. The Anthem Republican instead found cafeteria service run by legally blind operators under the state's Business Enterprise Program (BEP).
Former Senate president Greene to chair equalization board
Gov. Jan Brewer named former Senate President John Greene as chairman of the State Board of Equalization. Greene served in the Senate with Brewer while she was majority whip, and later served as director of the Arizona Department of Insurance under former Gov. Fife Symington. He replaces retiring Chairman Harold Scott.
DOA’s Bell loses bid for Phoenix council seat
Department of Administration Director Bill Bell wants to stay active after he retires next month, but he’s going to have to find another place to do it besides the Phoenix City Council.
State parks set to close at midnight
The Arizona Parks Department is set to close all but two state parks at midnight if no budget deal has been reached by then.
Crump files exploratory committee for AG run
Rep. Sam Crump is hoping to bring his decades of legal experience to bear as Arizona’s top law enforcement official. Crump, an Anthem Republican, filed an exploratory committee on June... […]
Former special counsel to rejoin Attorney General’s Office
Tim Nelson will return to a familiar setting next month as he assumes the role of chief deputy attorney general for Attorney General Terry Goddard's Office.
New land commissioner wrapped up in Renzi’s legal tangle
Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi’s attempt to have the federal case against him dismissed may hinge on conversations he had with Arizona’s new state land commissioner.
Privatization proposal for maximum security prisons raises concerns
Arizona is no stranger to prison privatization, but the stakes are higher now that lawmakers have proposed turning over maximum security facilities, including the state’s death row, to private prison companies.
