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Corp Comm officials want outside investigation into whistleblower’s claims against Gary Pierce
Perhaps the most damning accusation against former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce comes up in the fifth point in a bulleted list on the fourth page of a whistleblower’s letter.
Coalitions block GOP bills to repeal Common Core, boost school choice
After campaigning on an education platform of increasing school choice and doing away with Common Core, many conservative Republicans in the Legislature are frustrated to find that they can’t make good on their promises to constituents.
Dead bills: Once-promising measures get nowhere
Last week’s deadline to hear bills in chamber-of-origin committees was the single biggest hurdle for the 1,138 bills introduced in the Legislature this year.
Flanagan defends his leadership at Dept of Child Safety
Fired Department of Child Safety director Charles Flanagan defended himself against allegations his process of getting through a backlog of cases was dangerous to abused children, and said he’s speaking out for the first time since his firing to defend the record of his administration and DCS employees who have been smeared by recent news reports based on allegations from Greg McKay, the newly a[...]
Auditor general’s report shows need to prioritize classrom spending
The slide in the percentage of education funds that ends up in Arizona classrooms appears to have stopped. But it also isn't getting any better.
Supreme Court to consider future of congressional boundaries
The fate of Arizona’s commission-based process for drawing the state’s congressional districts will come down to how the U.S. Supreme Court defines the word “legislature.”
Election bill lives on: HB2305, or at least parts of it, return
Last year, Republican lawmakers said they heard the public’s outcry loud and clear, and they repealed their high-profile, far-reaching 2013 election law, HB2305.
SRP approves solar fee and rate hike
Salt River Project’s board of directors approved a rate hike Thursday that would add a solar demand charge of about $50 on average and a 3.9 percent increase for all SRP users, ending a three-month process of public meetings and solar industry outcry.
SRP board set to decide on solar charge today
Salt River Project’s board of directors will decide on a proposal today that would add a solar demand charge of about $50 on average and a 3.9 percent rate hike for all SRP users.
McKay gets rid of investigative group, says it’s not retaliation
The new leader of Arizona’s child protection agency has eliminated the internal unit that investigated him and other employees for unsubstantiated workplace infractions, but said the move wasn’t retaliatory.
Authorities investigating alleged threats to Diane Douglas, Leah Landrum Taylor
Police are investigating threats made against the state schools chief and the former Senate minority leader, according to Arizona Department of Education Chief of Staff Michael Bradley.
Ward expects to revive bill to resolve role of state school board administrators
A bill that would settle the dispute between the governor and the state’s education chief was held Tuesday in the Senate Appropriations Committee, but the measure’s sponsor expects it to be revived.
