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Committee OKs elimination of weights and measures department, despite business concerns
The Arizona Department of Weights and Measures may soon be a thing of the past after a Senate committee voted to abolish the agency and spread its duties out among several other departments.
Governor’s office won’t release McKay whistleblower letter
The Governor’s Office is refusing to make public a whistle-blower complaint the Department of Child Safety’s general counsel made against the agency’s newly appointed director Greg McKay.
House committee OKs bill for voters to kill Clean Elections
A House committee has passed a measure asking voters to eliminate the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
Senate committee set to hear bills to buy back federal land
A Senate committee is set to hear three proposals to transfer federal public lands to the state.
Voters, possibly Congress, will determine fate of Land Dept. funding
Now that lawmakers have voted in favor of a proposal allowing the Arizona State Land Department to fund itself through the sale of state trust land, two more votes may be needed before the plan can go into effect – one from the state’s voters and one from Congress.
Arizona House OKs bill to create lieutenant governor office
The state House passed one of two bills Tuesday to create an office of lieutenant governor by 2023 pending Arizona voters' approval.
Phoenix VA hospital boss to testify at state Legislature
The new director of the Veterans Administration's Phoenix health system is set to brief members of the Arizona Legislature on problems at local VA hospital and clinics.
Energy regulators won’t investigate whistleblower’s claims
The Arizona Corporation Commission won’t be launching its own investigation into a whistleblower complaint alleging that a former commissioner and the regulatory agency’s staffers broke rules and engaged in unethical conduct.
Painting endangered species: Taiwanese artist to be featured at Arizona Capitol Museum
An exhibit featuring award-winning artist Chris Ho of Taiwan will be on display for several weeks at the Arizona Capitol Museum.
Budget deal raids consumer protection fund
As National Consumer Protection Week comes to a close, legislators and Gov. Doug Ducey are working to pass a state budget that would gut the fund that pays for consumer protection efforts in the Attorney General’s Office and instead use some of that money to sue the Obama administration.
CAP, private utility reach 100-year deal to stabilize water sources
The Arizona Corporation Commission gave its blessing on March 2 to a 100-year water deal that is a contender for a top international prize and is the first public/private water recharge project.
Arizona Senate approves bill to reopen mining museum
The Senate has approved a bill to reopen the Mining and Mineral Museum that closed in 2011.
