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5 ex-CPS workers to appeal dismissal of wrongful firing suit
Five former Arizona child welfare workers who were fired last year amid an agency scandal plan to appeal a judge's dismissal of their wrongful termination lawsuit.
Organizers to delay start of official Diane Douglas recall effort
Organizers of a recall against state schools chief Diane Douglas are going to cool their jets for awhile – at least until it gets a bit cooler outside.
DPS experts will examine Stump’s phone for deleted texts
The Corporation Commission will extract text messages from Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone on Friday, using an expert from the Department of Public Safety overseen by a retired judge.
Arizona prison to relocate more than 350 additional inmates
Arizona Department of Corrections officials were relocating more than 350 inmates Sunday following a disturbance at a privately run prison in Kingman.
State health director urges judge to throw out challenge to new abortion law
State Health Director Cara Christ wants a federal judge to throw out a challenge to a controversial new abortion law because no doctor has yet been disciplined for breaking it.
AG Brnovich makes another attempt to deny Dreamers in-state tuition
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a new attempt to prevent “dreamers” from getting the same lower resident tuition rates as other Arizonans.
State mounts sting operation against unlicensed contractors
State regulators mounted a sting operation to nab unlicensed individuals performing contracting work.
Internal Veterans Affairs watchdog retires amid criticism
The acting inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs is retiring, a year after he issued a scathing report on problems at the Phoenix VA hospital.
AG Brnovich says Arizona communities may adopt their own ‘living wage’ laws
Voters in Arizona communities are free to enact their own “living wage” laws despite a state statute prohibiting it, the state’s top lawyer has conceded.
Arizona energy regulators cheer ruling on EPA suit
In a much anticipated environmental case, a divided U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency may not disregard costs in deciding whether to regulate coal-fired plants in order to reduce mercury and other toxic emissions.
Corp. Comm. agrees to turn over phone to find deleted texts
The Corporation Commission agreed to turn over Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone to a retired judge and independent technology expert to see if any text messages are retrievable and subject to public records laws.
3rd graders caught in middle of latest state education dispute
Another disagreement between the State Board of Education and the Department of Education led by Diane Douglas could leave children in failing schools without a plan to improve their reading.
