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Lawmakers boost money for child safety agency, but with strings attached
Showing a commitment to improving outcomes for Arizona children in the state’s care, lawmakers made child welfare one of the greatest beneficiaries of the $9.6 billion budget adopted earlier this month.
Arizona falls short in providing health care to prisoners, judge finds
A federal judge overseeing the settlement agreement of a class-action lawsuit has found the Arizona Department of Corrections is falling considerably short in several areas of providing adequate health care to prisoners.
Charge against ex-Arizona lawmaker caps downward spiral
Nearly a decade before he would be charged with murder in Alaska, Mark Desimone was a well-liked state lawmaker in Arizona for a brief time, a moderate one-term Democrat in a minority caucus filled with left-leaning members, according to lawmakers who worked with him.
Court upholds child prostitution sentence in case where no child involved
A conviction and sentence for child prostitution doesn’t necessarily require that an actual child be involved, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Ruling keeps in play a temporary ban on Arizona executions
A ruling by a federal judge Wednesday night kept in play a temporary ban on executions in Arizona, but it also allows condemned prisoners to press forward with a lawsuit protesting the way the state has carried out the death penalty.
Sponsor calls for more diversity as governor signs Supreme Court expansion
Gov. Doug Ducey will have an unprecedented opportunity to stack the Arizona Supreme Court with his own appointments before his first term is halfway finished after signing legislation adding two new justices to the bench.
Former Arizona Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of murder
Former Arizona lawmaker Mark DeSimone has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Alaska, according to court documents posted on the website of the Juneau Empire newspaper.
Ex-Phoenix VA head gets probation in wait list-linked case
A former VA health system director has been sentenced to two years' probation for failing to disclose gifts received while supervising the Phoenix hospital where whistleblowers revealed veterans on secret waiting lists faced scheduling delays of up to a year.
K-12 lawsuit could take years to settle if Prop. 123 is defeated
Years of litigation paved the way to Proposition 123, and if the measure fails, several more years’ worth of courtroom battles would likely be the result.
Kent Johnson named new Arizona News Service publisher
Newspaper industry veteran Kent Johnson became publisher of Arizona News Service, which publishes Arizona Capitol Times, on May 4.
Rick DeBruhl: From State Bar advocate to pit row reporter
Rick DeBruhl has a busy May. To begin the month he was leading the message in successfully beating back legislation designed to gut the State Bar of Arizona. He’ll be ending it in pit row at the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Chief justice asks Ducey to veto Supreme Court expansion bill
Chief Justice Scott Bales wants Gov. Doug Ducey to veto a bill that would add two new justices to the Arizona Supreme Court.
