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Health Services chief Humble quits
Department of Health Services Director Will Humble announced Friday that he will leave office March 3 and that he's notified Gov. Doug Ducey of his plan.
Board of Education to meet today about schools chief’s firings
The Arizona Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for today that was apparently prompted by the firings of the board's executive director by the state schools chief.
Ducey calls on ‘faith-based community’ to help deal with kids in state care
Gov. Doug Ducey urged the “faith-based community” and abortion foes to step up to help the state deal with the thousands of children born who now in state care.
Protection first: Former homicide detective takes over as Child Safety director
Vowing to take the recently created Department of Child Safety in a new direction, Gov. Doug Ducey ousted Director Charles Flanagan after less than a year on the job and replaced him with Greg McKay, the investigator whose revelation of thousands of uninvestigated cases at Child Protective Services ultimately led to the agency’s creation.
House committee passes bill creating Arizona lieutenant governor position
A proposal approved by a House panel Monday would change what happens in Arizona when a governor dies, quits or is forcibly removed from office.
Water fight: Bill takes Lake Havasu City’s side in fight with state agency
The old saying that “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting” is ringing true at the Capitol this year as lawmakers wade into a fight between Lake Havasu City and the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, an independent state agency.
Arizona Department of Liquor gets new director
A Scottsdale police official is the new director of the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.
Lawsuit claims Arizona fails to care for foster children
Children's advocacy groups on Tuesday sued the state of Arizona, claiming it violated the civil rights of nearly 17,000 children in its foster care system by exposing them to possible harm.
Ducey announces former team owner as Arizona parks director
Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday named a former Wisconsin parks official and soccer team owner as the new executive director of the Arizona state park system.
Coal vs. Climate: State poised to take on EPA over carbon rules
State officials are gearing up to oppose another example of what they call federal overreach, this time in the form of an Environmental Protection Agency plan to draw down carbon emissions.
Ducey picks Mesa police chief as DPS director
Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Mesa Police Chief Frank Milstead to be his Department of Public Safety director.
New RUCO director to replace Patrick Quinn
Navajo County Board of Supervisors chairman David Tenney was appointed Monday as the director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office, replacing director Patrick Quinn.
