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Judge eyes deal involving racial claim at Arizona prisons
A federal judge said Monday she was considering an agreement between Arizona and an inmate to end a claim of racial segregation in the state's 10 prisons.
A balancing act
A host of bills requiring schools to do more are moving through the legislative process.
Arizona House panel OKs bill to regulate sober living homes
A House committee passed a bill Monday to regulate sober living homes after hearing testimony from Prescott residents about problems the homes are creating in their communities.
Exodus from Child Safety agency continues despite new spending
In fiscal year 2015, about one-fourth of people who worked at the Department of Child Safety left their jobs. And most of them quit. Turnover at the beleaguered agency is one of the highest within state government at 24.5 percent.
Medical marijuana use translated into 77,000 bags of Cheetos
Arizona's nearly 88,000 medical marijuana patients smoke, ate or otherwise consumed more than 19.2 tons of the drug last year.
Advocates hope Ducey is serious about reducing prison population
Gov. Doug Ducey captured the attention of prisoner advocates when he revealed in the days before his Jan. 11 State of the State address that prison reform would be one of his legislative priorities in 2016.
Arizona Lottery chief Tony Bouie resigns
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
