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Fire districts say tax limits threaten public safety
The state’s 156 fire districts are stepping up efforts to change a law limiting the taxes they can impose on property owners.
State prisons start new program for veterans
The Arizona Department of Corrections is launching a new program aimed at helping incarcerated veterans successfully re-enter society and avoid returning to prison.
IRC reform sputtered out, but other efforts are in the works
When passions ran high over the controversy surrounding Arizona’s decennial redistricting process in 2011, the air was laden with talk of reforms. But in the four years since the controversy erupted, the Legislature has made no move to ask voters for reforms.
Prisoner rights magazine files suit over alleged censorship
A monthly magazine dedicated to prisoner rights is suing the Arizona Department of Corrections, claiming it has an overly broad censorship policy and illegally censored four editions of the publication in 2014.
Report reveals conflicting statements on Education Board assault allegation
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery will get the last word on whether to charge the president of the state Board of Education with assaulting schools chief Diane Douglas.
Arizona gets D on government accountability and transparency
The Grand Canyon State received an overall score of 64 – a D grade – in a new State Integrity Investigation, a data-driven assessment of government accountability and transparency in all 50 states by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity. Despite the low grade, Arizona ranked 22nd among all the states.
To sue or not to sue over Clean Elections rule?
Secretary of State Michele Reagan is unlikely to sue over a new political committee rule passed by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, but a top aide said he expects someone from the business community to go to court.
New Kingman prison operator says no major layoffs
The Florida-based company taking over the operation of Arizona's state prison in Kingman says there will be no major layoffs when they begin operations in December.
State of Arizona seeks to get back $4.2 million from scheme
Prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of $4.2 million in cash, real estate and other property seized in an investigation of a former state employee charged with stealing millions of dollars from Arizona's health care program for the poor.
State tax amnesty program strikes gold
Department of Revenue spokesman Sean Laux said Tuesday agency officials had tallied more than $46 million in payments from an amnesty program when the window closed Monday night. That's more than three times as much as lawmakers assumed they would get when the approved the effort earlier this year.
Navajo Nation, where many struggle, weighs $20M for planes
Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation have given the OK for a team to negotiate a $20 million loan to acquire three new planes, raising questions among tribal members about the priorities on the vast reservation where half the workforce is unemployed and thousands live without running water and electricity.
Clean Elections approves dark money rule
After nearly six months of debate and numerous revisions, the Citizens Clean Elections Commission approved a rule change that could force some dark money organizations to disclose their contributors.
