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Brnovich recuses himself, assigns two staffers to Corp Comm investigation
Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Wednesday he assigned two seasoned staffers to investigate allegations against the Corporation Commission raised in a whistleblower letter, he said he will recuse himself from investigating the claims himself.
Corp Comm officials want outside investigation into whistleblower’s claims against Gary Pierce
Perhaps the most damning accusation against former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce comes up in the fifth point in a bulleted list on the fourth page of a whistleblower’s letter.
Flanagan defends his leadership at Dept of Child Safety
Fired Department of Child Safety director Charles Flanagan defended himself against allegations his process of getting through a backlog of cases was dangerous to abused children, and said he’s speaking out for the first time since his firing to defend the record of his administration and DCS employees who have been smeared by recent news reports based on allegations from Greg McKay, the newly a[...]
Ducey’s primer: Arizona agency transition documents
In the weeks following Doug Ducey's 2014 gubernatorial win, state agencies, departments and commissions prepared a report to provide a snapshot of the organization, from the perspective of its top staff, intended to inform an incoming governor.
SRP board set to decide on solar charge today
Salt River Project’s board of directors will decide on a proposal today that would add a solar demand charge of about $50 on average and a 3.9 percent rate hike for all SRP users.
McKay gets rid of investigative group, says it’s not retaliation
The new leader of Arizona’s child protection agency has eliminated the internal unit that investigated him and other employees for unsubstantiated workplace infractions, but said the move wasn’t retaliatory.
Proposal would strip schools chief Douglas of power over state school board employees
A state senator is proposing to strip state schools chief Diane Douglas of much of her control over employees of the Board of Education.
Corporation Commission: Arizona should have fewer water companies
There are some horror stories out there: Small water companies with crumbling pipes, duct-taped together. People with water coming out of the faucet, brown and clearly undrinkable. Or people who only get water intermittently.
Brnovich will continue legal fight on dreamers licenses
Refusing to give up the fight, newly elected state Attorney General Mark Brnovich is going to renew the effort to take licenses to drive out of the hands of dreamers.
Ducey appoints new head of economic security department
Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a businessman who has never worked in government as the new director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
SOS says political committee bill will apply to pending enforcement actions
A top official from the Secretary of State’s Office said the retroactivity clause in its bill to rewrite the definition of “political committee” should prevent the dismissal of any pending enforcement actions based on the old definition.
Board of Ed orders Douglas to allow fired employees back to work
The State Board of Education ordered Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas to allow two board staffers back to work, two days after she attempted to fire them and barred them from the Arizona Department of Education Building.
