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State agrees to improve prison health care, but money may not be available
The Arizona Department of Corrections entered into a far-reaching agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit involving a growing prison population with no guarantee the Legislature will provide the funds.
TPT reform provision put on hold for 1 year
The Arizona Department of Revenue will delay the implementation of a key provision of Gov. Jan Brewer’s transaction privilege tax reform package because it cannot get a new electronic portal ready in time.
Former CPS workers claim wrongful termination
Five former Arizona child welfare workers are seeking $10.5 million from the state in a wrongful termination claim filed this week after they were fired amid an agency scandal.
Arizona foster-care numbers rose over decade, as national numbers fell
Arizona saw the number of kids in its foster care system rise significantly from 2002-2012, a time when most other states were posting sharp drops in their foster care rolls, according to new federal data.
Medical pot rule change would make it tougher to add new ailments
Arizona’s chief health officer is proposing to make it more difficult to add new conditions to the list for which doctors can recommend the drug.
DOC seeks millions more to deal with rising prison population
A swelling prisoner population is driving millions of dollars in requested budget increases for the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Governor’s team completes its examination of child welfare cases
A special team formed by Gov. Jan Brewer to address 6,596 reports of neglect and abuse that child-welfare workers set aside without investigating has finished examining the cases.
Soaring child-welfare caseloads push lawyers to ethical limit
A bulging caseload for lawyers in the child-welfare unit of the Attorney General’s Office raises questions about whether they can effectively represent their client, the Department of Child Services.
Group wants statewide foster child education plan
Proponents of a program that links foster children with education advocates to improve their success in school want the Arizona Legislature to expand a pilot program now used just in Pima County.
Number of uninsured dropped in Arizona, following national trend
The number of uninsured Arizonans fell last year to 17.1 percent of the state’s population, but still remained higher than the national average, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
Flash flood watches issued for most of Arizona
Flash flood watches are in effect for most of Arizona Tuesday as moisture from Tropical Storm Odile (oh-DEEL') begins moving its way northward across the desert Southwest.
Legal threat helps derail Commerce Authority loan to railroad
A group attempting to round up enough money to save a railroad that serves as Snowflake’s economic lifeline has decided not to take a loan from the Arizona Commerce Authority over concerns and possible legal action from a conservative think tank.
