Following allegations that he’d improperly used state vehicles for personal reasons and fired several employees and replaced them with friends, Arizona State Lottery Director Tony Bouie resigned his position to avoid being a “distraction,” according to the Governor’s Office.
Read More »State’s supply of execution drug expires in May 
Attorneys for the Arizona Department of Corrections revealed today the agency’s supply of a controversial sedative used for executions will expire at the end of May, an announcement that could effectively put litigation to open the execution process on the fast track.
Read More »Reagan wants coffee shop in Old Capitol 
Lawmakers, lobbyist and other Capitol denizens may soon be able to grab a cup of joe without leaving 1700 W. Washington, at least if Secretary of State Michele Reagan gets her wish.
Read More »Amanda Reeve: Non-partisan passion for the environment 
Former lawmaker Amanda Reeve said she thinks she’ll return to the Legislature someday, but the right opportunity just hasn’t come up yet. And in the meantime, she’s gearing up for another legislative session as an environmental policy adviser with Snell and Wilmer.
Read More »Arizona DPS director meets with Mexico counterpart
DPS Director Frank Milstead met with Adolfo Garcia Morales, the secretary of public safety for the state of Sonora earlier this week.
Read More »Brnovich strives to restore dignity to the Attorney General’s Office 
The trickier goal, of course, wasn’t just to restore the public’s confidence in the Attorney General’s Office, but also to raise the morale of the public servants inside that office.
Read More »Never a dull moment: Douglas survives a chaotic year as schools chief 
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’s name was synonymous with trying to eliminate Common Core when she strode into office in January, but she gained attention for much more by the end of her first year.
Read More »Right or wrong, DeWit climbed out on a limb in his first year 
Jeff DeWit’s signature achievement from his first year as state treasurer was ensuring the eternal enmity of Arizona’s top Republican and possibly ensuring his place at the Capitol’s political margins.
Read More »Prop. 123 raises nearly half a million 
Fundraising for Proposition 123, a K-12 funding measure that will settle a long-running lawsuit, is off to a good start with nearly a half million dollars in the bank so far.
Read More »Woman locks herself to Capitol doors in child custody dispute 
A Phoenix mother locked herself to doors at the historic Capitol building Tuesday afternoon to protest the Department of Child Safety, which she claims wrongfully took custody of her son.
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