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Workload Is Key To CPS Performance
The key to ensuring that children who are reported to Arizona’s child protection system are safe is adequate staff to do the work. Lack of timely response to reports of... […]
Volunteers Needed To Fix Tonto Natural Bridge Trail
Arizona State Parks, Arizona Trail Association and the Mountain Biking Association of Arizona will host a one-day trail maintenance event at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park Nov. 8. The... […]
High Court Lets Legislature Handle IRC Funding Issue
Justices Decline To Delay Legal Challenges To Maps
CPS Reform Ideas Trigger Predictions Of Compromise Legislation
As a hearing began on two bills dealing with child abuse, predictions that compromise legislation ultimately will be needed came from the Republican sponsors of a Senate measure that is... […]
News File for the Week of Nov. 3
Sen. Robert Cannell, D-Dist. 24, has been awarded the 2003 American Cancer Society Legislator of the Year. Mr. Cannell, a pediatrician, is credited for serving as the key spokesman for... […]
Added To Session Call
Topics added Oct. 27 to the Legislature’s special session call: Redistricting: Funding for the Independent Redistricting Commission for legal expenses and other costs to defend the commission’s congressional and legislative... […]
House Chief Of Staff Senseman Resigns
Paul Senseman, chief of staff for House Speaker Jake Flake, has announced he will resign at the end of the current special session to become principle lobbyist for Policy Development... […]
State Education Board Gives Testing Proposal Cool Response
A proposal by the state superintendent of public instruction to combine standardized tests administered to students received a cool response from the Arizona Board of Education. Superintendent Tom Horne has... […]
Crime Report Says State Needs To Track Population Growth Of Males 16-24
Officials in the criminal justice system have known for years that males between the ages of 16 and 24 are the group most likely to commit crimes, so being able... […]
House Passes $1.7 Million For IRC; Governor Say She’s ‘Likely’ To Sign It
A $1.7 million supplemental appropriation for the Independent Redistricting Commission — H2005 — breezed through the House in less than a week despite Democratic opposition. The Senate is expected to... […]
Tombstone’s Chinese Pioneers
In the late 19th century, about 400 Asians resided in Tombstone and were ruled by a Chinese woman named China Mary. She was known for wearing opulent brocades and expensive... […]
