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Judge rules PTSD should qualify for medical marijuana
An administrative law judge told Arizona Department of Health Services Director Will Humble today that Arizonans suffering from post-traumatic stress should be able to legally use medical marijuana to treat their symptoms.
State: Looming federal fund shortfall will not hit road projects – yet
WASHINGTON – Despite a possible shortfall in the federal highway trust fund, the Arizona Department of Transportation does not anticipate delays of any current or scheduled projects this summer, a spokeswoman said.
Despite drug controversy, next Arizona execution set for July 23
The Arizona Supreme Court on May 28 set the date for the state’s next execution even as a federal judge in Ohio delayed executions there on the previous day to hash out the constitutionality of a two-drug combination both states use for lethal injections.
Old and new: A comparison of Arizona’s child welfare strategies
Spurred by a crisis over thousands of uninvestigated reports of abuse and neglect and the state’s inability to resolve a backlog of cases, Gov. Jan Brewer disbanded Child Protective Services, created a holdover agency and proposed a new department to focus solely on child welfare.
New child safety agency will have to overcome deep problems from the past
The Department of Child Safety, which Arizona lawmakers approved in a special session May 29 at the urging of Gov. Jan Brewer, may be new, but it still bears the burdens left behind by its predecessor.
Attorney General’s Office questions openness of new child safety agency
The leader of the state’s new child-welfare agency proclaimed that a new era of openness and accountability has arrived. But the Attorney General’s Office contends a provision preventing it from giving legal advice could only spur more secrecy.
Over objections, Senate gives preliminary approval to new Department of Child Safety
The Senate gave preliminary approval to Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposal to create a new child safety department over objections from some Republican lawmakers who were outraged by the level of new spending being appropriated without the accountability measures they desired.
Brewer: Legislators should trust me on CPS
Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday that lawmakers should believe her plan to fix the state’s child welfare system is right “because I’m behind it.”
Governor asks for nearly $60 million to help solve child welfare problems
Gov. Jan Brewer is asking for nearly $60 million in a special session to begin May 27 to overhaul the state’s child-welfare agency and to close out a backlog of 14,777 abuse and neglect cases.
Brewer to discuss child welfare overhaul plan
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is expected to outline her administration's proposal to overhaul the state child welfare agency Thursday and call the Legislature into special session to debate the proposal early next week.
Horne to defend himself from election complaint
Attorney General Tom Horne will defend himself against a new election law complaint without an outside lawyer.
Lots of child welfare ideas, but lawmakers still working out details of overhaul
A group of lawmakers and Capitol staffers racing to create a new child safety and welfare agency in a matter of weeks must still iron out a few details, including how to handle criminal conduct investigations and provide oversight of the department, according to documents obtained by the Arizona Capitol Times.
