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Now what? Phoenix police won’t do analysis of commissioner’s phone
The Phoenix Police Department won’t be handling the forensic analysis of Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone to see if any text messages are retrievable.
Ducey says miscommunication caused freeway naming snafu
Gov. Doug Ducey said a “miscommunication” led to the scheduling and subsequent cancellation of an event to honor former Arizona Diamondbacks ace Randy Johnson with a sign on State Route 51, which was scrapped after Lori Piestewa’s family voiced concerns with the ceremony.
Treasurer opposes raiding trust fund for schools
Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to reform the State Land Trust Fund found opposition this week from an unlikely source: Republican state Treasurer Jeff DeWit, whose analysis of the plan has some lawmakers second-guessing Ducey’s proposal.
Ward makes it official: She seeks to topple McCain in GOP primary
State Sen. Kelli Ward has officially launched her bid to wrest the Republican nomination from U.S. John McCain, challenging Arizona’s senior senator and former presidential candidate from the right on a host of issues, most notably illegal immigration and border security.
Corp Comm obtaining system to automatically copy and save text messages
The Arizona Corporation Commission is obtaining software designed to help ensure the public has a chance from now on of getting access to text messages of state utility regulators.
Looming end of federal subsidy poses challenge for solar industry
Facing the end of a major federal subsidy and utilities pushing policy changes to limit savings homeowners with solar panels will receive through net metering, solar companies nevertheless say they will be able to survive – without subsidies.
Ducey to sell three state planes, consolidate state air fleet
Gov. Doug Ducey plans to sell three state planes, consolidate the state’s air fleet and cancel the planned purchase of expensive aerial camera equipment, which the Governor’s Office estimates will save the state nearly $2.5 million.
Firefighters seek pension reform, but compromise elusive
Faced with the prospect of an insolvent retirement system, the Arizona firefighters union has largely embraced a pension reform proposal offered by the Legislature four years ago and have hunkered down to put their own version of that plan into motion.
Bennett to enter CD1 race
Former Secretary of State and Senate President Ken Bennett said he plans to run for the vacant First Congressional District seat in next year’s election.
‘Governor’ Brnovich takes Twitter suggestions for his one-day reign
For about a day this week, Mark Brnovich was governor. Maybe. The attorney general discovered Tuesday that Doug Ducey was off on vacation with his family in California. And Secretary of State Michele Reagan left Tuesday morning for a conference.
Goldwater Institute seeks to end Native American adoption restrictions
The Goldwater Institute is suing the heads of two federal agencies and Arizona Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay in its challenge to a child welfare law designed to keep Native American tribes intact.
Ducey calls for probe of private prison unrest
Days of unrest at a privately run prison in Arizona became a nightmare scenario as inmates rioted, trashed housing units and injured guards, prompting the governor to order an investigation Monday into the problem at the facility.
