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Payday lenders switch to title loans; others cash out
Many of the payday loan stores that were ordered to cease operations this summer have reemerged simply as check-cashing shops or auto-title lenders, while others, perhaps hundreds, have closed their doors and moved on.
County Board: Arpaio’s office misspent $80M in tax money
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22 put parts of the Sheriff's Office budget under line-item scrutiny after an investigation found the agency raided a special, voter-approved jail fund to pay salaries for deputies on the street, including those in a corruption unit and immigration enforcement.
Drug shortage could delay state’s first execution in three years
Arizona is on the verge of executing its first convicted killer in three years. The Arizona Supreme Court issued a death warrant Sept. 21 for Jeffrey Landrigan, who was sentenced to death for the 1989 stabbing and strangling of Chester Dyer of Phoenix.
Series of security failures allowed inmates’ escape
A broken alarm system and two security officers who missed a hole in the fence on their rounds were among a series of failures that led to the escape of three convicted murderers from a private prison in Kingman July 30.
State jobless rate highest in nearly 30 years
Arizona's jobless rate has reached heights not seen in nearly three decades. But while the situation is grim, a closer look shows that it is not as dire as it may appear.
AHCCCS faces $1B budget deficit in FY12
Arizona's Medicaid agency faces a $1 billion budget shortfall at the start of the 2012 fiscal year as stimulus assistance from the federal government expires, yet another sobering reminder of the fiscal fiasco Arizona is in.
Former Ariz. Veterans Services chief pleads guilty
The former director of the state Department of Veterans Services has pleaded guilty following allegations he misused public funds.
County appeals $855K verdict in alleged jail beating
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 30 to appeal an $855,000 jury verdict awarded to a Peoria man who claimed he was beaten in jail the day he... […]
State releases guidelines for protecting wildlife around renewable plants
With its sharp talons, powerful beak and 7-foot wingspan, the golden eagle is one of Arizona's fiercest and most imposing birds of prey. It's no match, however, for the rotating blades of turbines in wind farms.
Effort to restore threatened frog reaches milestone
STAR VALLEY – Under the shade of soaring Ponderosa pines, a young frog wriggles free from a man’s hand and swims across a muddy pool. “There he goes – number... […]
Clean Elections Commission rejects complaint against Williams
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission declined to discipline Democratic superintendent candidate Jason Williams over allegations that he raised more money from family members than allowed under campaign finance rules.
Ducey, Horne lead statewide candidates in spending
Doug Ducey reported spending $581,000 on the Republican primary for state treasurer, more than any state-level candidate except for Buz Mills' defunct gubernatorial campaign.
Ducey, the former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, spent $100,000 in the week before the Aug. 10 trigger report was submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. Partly due to the spate of television ads he's [...]
