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Auditor claims Commerce Authority’s job creation figures are murky
State auditors are faulting the Arizona Commerce Authority for inflating the numbers it uses in claiming how many jobs it helped bring to the state.
Industrial commission members, top staffer resign after per diem flap
Two members of the Industrial Commission of Arizona who were recently outed as having requested excessive amounts of per diem reimbursements have resigned their positions, as has the agency’s executive director.
Gov. Ducey’s ‘We got him!’ tweet draws scrutiny in freeway shootings case
Three weeks of growing fear among Phoenix drivers after a series of freeway shootings briefly eased when Arizona's governor blasted the news on social media: "We got him!"
Classrooms First Council wants K-12 formula overhaul, but details are scarce
Gov. Doug Ducey’s Classrooms First Council, which is charged with overhauling the formulas used to fund public schools, ended its grand unveiling of its finding with more questions than answers. But its members did agree on several broad priorities, including somehow finding a way to equalize the funding formulas between district and charter schools.
Arpaio could face fines for disobeying judge
The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix built his reputation around defying those who said it wasn't his job to enforce immigration laws. But Sheriff Joe Arpaio's stubborn streak is catching up with him — and taxpayers will foot the bill.
Arizona ranks in bottom fifth of states for tax fairness, report says
Arizona has one of the most regressive tax systems in the country according to a new report.
Flying pickup trucks: New DPS aircraft leave onlookers agape
They have been known to land on rocky “goat fields.” They can haul a bomb robot and move a fully-equipped SWAT team. And best of all, they’re free.
As millennials tune out, Secretary of State Reagan reaches out to a younger generation
A recent event at a Phoenix Mercury basketball game was a part of a new effort by Secretary of State Michele Reagan to get kids excited about voting. At least for a day, it worked.
Idea of Western states taking over federal land is back in vogue
Back in the mid-1990s, Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen was a rebel. A Sagebrush Rebel. Long before she was a state lawmaker, Allen was pushing back against environmentalists and the federal government as part of a long-standing movement to force the federal government to turn over federally-managed lands to the Western states.
Per diem payments to industrial commissioners raise eyebrows
There are 251 work days in a calendar year, and some members of the Industrial Commission of Arizona are claiming per diem payments for every one of them and more.
Former Corporation Commissioners seek rehearing in APS solar case
Two former Corporation Commissioners and a solar company say Commissioners Tom Forese and Doug Little should have recused themselves from the proceeding on Arizona Public Service’s solar fee increase. In a separate motion, solar company Sunrun says Commissioner Bob Stump should have recused himself from the proceeding because he has prejudged the net metering issue.
Coolidge City Council moves toward allowing only Christian prayer
A proposal under consideration by the city council in the Arizona city of Coolidge would allow only Christian prayers before its meetings.
