News File for the Week of February 7, 2005
Bioterrorism Coordinator David Engelthaler has been named state epidemiologist, Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) Director Catherine Eden has announced. Mr. Engelthaler has served as bioterrorism coordinator, managing the Health... […]
Appeals Court Orders New Trial In Malpractice Case
A state court has revived a woman’s medical-malpractice lawsuit because a hospital attorney questioned her on cross-examination about her conversion to a neo-Pagan religion. The Court of Appeals on Jan.... […]
Health Leaders Target Syphilis Among Navajo Nation
Nina Tsethlikia is a woman on a mission. She spends her days on the move, shuttling between Gallup, New Mexico’s detox center, rural Navajo communities and the streets of bustling... […]
States Could End Up Paying Nursing Home Bills
Several Want OK To Encourage Residents To Buy Long-Term Care Insurance
Health Bills Range From Human Cloning To Medical Malpractice
More than 90 public health measures — some dealing with much-debated medical ethics, tort reform and insurance issues — have been introduced in the Legislature and account for nearly 7... […]
Research On Schools That Banned Snacks Is Flawed
I’ve been reading articles and hearing reports regarding Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne and his support for H2544, which bans sodas and candies in vending machines in Arizona’s public schools.... […]
About The ‘Jury Patriotism Act’
Key elements of the Jury Patriotism Act, a model state law promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council: Limit exemptions to true hardships, including impact on household income, impossibility of... […]
GOP Lawmakers Target ‘Runaway’ Growth Of AHCCCS
Some House Republicans are calling for serious reform to the state’s “runaway” low-income health care system, saying that a large percentage of those enrolled shouldn’t be. “Really, the vast majority... […]
Goddard Says Prop. 200 Won’t Apply To March Elections
Prop. 200’s requirement for voters to produce identification at the polls can’t be implemented in time for the March 8 elections scheduled in some municipalities and special districts, Attorney General... […]
Republicans Say Budget Talks On Target; Democrats Doubtful
The budget process is on track to meet the 65-day goal set by Republican legislative leaders and the House version is expected to be out of committee by early March,... […]
Commission: Reps. Gorman, Murphy, Sen. Gould Violated Funding Law
Three new lawmakers have violated a number of provisions of the state’s public campaign funding law, the Citizens Clean Elections Commission has found. The commission, which administers public campaign funding,... […]