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Douglas aide fires top two state Board of Education administrators
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’ top aide fired the top two administrators for the State Board of Education today, setting up a legal showdown between the board and the Department of Education.
Ducey calls on ‘faith-based community’ to help deal with kids in state care
Gov. Doug Ducey urged the “faith-based community” and abortion foes to step up to help the state deal with the thousands of children born who now in state care.
Protection first: Former homicide detective takes over as Child Safety director
Vowing to take the recently created Department of Child Safety in a new direction, Gov. Doug Ducey ousted Director Charles Flanagan after less than a year on the job and replaced him with Greg McKay, the investigator whose revelation of thousands of uninvestigated cases at Child Protective Services ultimately led to the agency’s creation.
Panel advances bill to modernize microbrewery laws
Arizona craft breweries stormed the Capitol in force on Monday and watched a Senate panel advance a bill that allows microbreweries to expand their business in the state beyond current caps on production, without giving up existing parts of their business.
Ducey, Brnovich propose $1 million for ‘federalism unit’
Speaking before more than 1,000 Republicans at the Arizona GOP’s state convention in January, newly inaugurated Attorney General Mark Brnovich spoke in vivid terms about how he plans to deal with the federal government.
Dissecting the ‘poison pill’: A new West Valley casino can’t trigger it, but tribes remain opposed
In return for tribes’ agreement to limit the number and size of casinos and amount of games offered, the poison pill is designed to protect them against state lawmakers or courts granting non-tribal entities licenses to operate casinos in Arizona.
Lawmakers sponsor competing bills in battle between microbreweries and distributors
Frustrated by a fight between microbreweries and alcohol distributors and seeing no end in sight, three Arizona lawmakers signed on as cosponsors of two competing bills that accomplish conflicting goals.
Behind closed doors: Flurry of bills would increase government secrecy
When it comes to public records and government transparency, the Legislature this year has been a hotbed of activity. Republican lawmakers have introduced a host of proposals that would increase government secrecy by restricting access to public records and allowing more political discussions to happen behind closed doors.
Free market advocates push incentive change for Apple
Apple’s big plan to build a $2 billion data center in Mesa has some of the Capitol’s most ardent free market advocates tasting the forbidden fruit of targeted tax incentives.
Arizona’s emissions dilemma – tough state plan or federal crackdown?
A federal environmental mandate could force the state to choose between implementing strict carbon emissions rules on its own terms or enduring a federal takeover if it refuses – an option policymakers and utilities say could be far worse.
‘Messed up:’ Common Core test could be destined to fail
The Arizona Department of Education is expecting the initial achievement test tied to the Common Core learning standards to be a disaster.
Sen. Smith sponsors bill to keep names of officers secret
An Arizona senator has agreed to sponsor a bill that would keep the names of officers who fire their weapons a secret for 90 days after a shooting.
