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Operator of iconic Capitol cafeteria to retire next month
After 24 years of running cafeterias in government buildings, including eight years at the helm of the Capitol’s No. 1 eatery, Val Luttenberger is hanging up her apron.
ADOA study calls for putting 10 licensing, regulatory boards under 1 roof
A study commissioned by the Arizona Department of Administration may provide a glimpse into another phase of Gov. Doug Ducey’s plans to reorganize and reform state government.
ADOA wants to raise rents for Capitol Mall renovations, demolitions
The Arizona Department of Administration is proposing a 44 percent increase in rent for all agencies occupying state-owned buildings to help pay for renovations and demolition of aging structures on the Capitol Mall.
Assistant AG acknowledges destroying casino notes
An assistant attorney general has admitted he deliberately destroyed notes of meetings with representatives of tribes trying to undermine the Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale.
AG questions town action to permit ‘world’s largest marijuana growing facility’
The town of Snowflake may have violated state laws in charging $800,000 to allow a marijuana grower to set up shop in the community, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said.
Forese to run for treasurer
The first candidate running for the 2018 Arizona state treasurer race announced his candidacy today.
First Things First officials impress auditors, who conclude agency is well run
The Arizona Auditor General’s Office found a well-run agency that coordinates with other government entities and that’s planning for a future in which tobacco tax revenues, the main source of income that funds the more than $100 million in grants for child development programs issued annually by First Things First, are on the decline.
Dangerous crossings: Rail safety takes on added urgency for Corporation Commission
Nine people at the state’s fourth branch of government watch over thousands of miles of railroad tracks and inspect train cars as they move through Arizona.
A home then a job: United Way Project Connect sets up homeless for a place to live
The tens of thousands of homeless Arizonans can have a hard time forming an official identity. Often with no address, minimal records and spotty memory of family or personal history, it borders on impossible for these individuals to find a job or a residence.
ADOT changes policy on roadside memorials
Families looking to memorialize relatives killed on Arizona roads may no longer need to erect them in secret and fear they’ll be carted off by highway officials.
UPDATE: Supervisor fired for opposing ‘abuse of power’ at DES, complaint alleges
A former Department of Economic Security employee has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the agency’s director fired her after she refused to fire half of her staff due to their negative responses on employee surveys.
Burns subpoenas APS campaign spending records
After months of maneuvering, an Arizona Corporation Commissioner issued subpoenas to a utility company today seeking disclosure of charitable and campaign spending. Commissioner Bob Burns previously asked Arizona Public Service... […]
