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Mediator takes on public records complaints
After working for three years as Arizona’s assistant attorney general in the civil division, Elizabeth Hill joined the Arizona Ombudsman Citizens’ Aide last February. As assistant ombudsman for public access, […]
Chuck Foy, union lobbyist — ‘We need to pay our state workers a decent living wage’
Say aloha to Chuck Foy, this state’s lobbyist for the Communication Workers of America. A native Hawaiian, Foy took on a new role this year after spending much of his […]
U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake — Immigration: 'I don’t blame the states'
Congressman Jeff Flake and his wife, Cheryl, appear at a GOP election event in Scottsdale in 2006. Flake says he will run again in 2008 for the 6th District House […]
Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia — Democratic leader has become ‘less polarized… my blinders are coming off’
When Jorge Luis Garcia came to the Legislature in the early 1990s he brought with him a distinctive insight on immigration. His grandfather, a Mexican national, once worked the mines […]
Assistant A.G. Kent Cattani, on the death penalty — ‘A severe penalty is a disincentive for committing a crime’
Meet Kent Cattani, chief counsel for the Capital Litigation Section of the Attorney General’s Office. He’s not a proponent of the death penalty, but he isn’t exactly shy about seeing […]
Rep. Michele Reagan — Political hope: ‘To get into the Senate someday — the state Senate’
The first thing you see when you walk into Michele Reagan’s office in the House of Representatives is a large, black scorpion — dead, thankfully — in a display case […]
Dora Schriro, Department of Corrections director — ‘…as a policy issue, punishment is a core governmental function’
Dora Schriro brought more than 25 years of corrections experience to the post of director of the Arizona Department of Corrections. Since her appointment by Gov. Janet Napolitano on June […]
Ron Gould — Lake Havasu City lawmaker doesn’t compromise — ‘I’m not down here to make friends’
If you’re looking for compromise, you are unlikely to find it in Sen. Ron Gould, a Lake Havasu City Republican. His campaign Web site defines his candidacy in terms of […]
Tom Rogers, whistleblower attorney — ‘I’m talking about waste, fraud or abuse of government funds’
Blowing the whistle on government or corporate waste or fraud can be a necessary, although difficult thing to do. Ask Tom Rogers, a noted labor law attorney with Miller, LaSota […]
Gretchen Jacobs, lobbyist — Parent of autistic child pushes for treatment funds
Autism, which usually strikes before the age of 3, is a neuro-developmental disorder, characterized by impaired social interaction, impaired communication and restricted and repetitive interests and activities. On average, it […]
Sen. Charlene Pesquiera — ‘I didn’t get any of my bills heard but I thought, that’s OK’
Early on in the Legislative session Sen. Charlene Pesquiera was advised, as a newly elected Democrat, not to bother sponsoring bills. They are unlikely to be heard in committee, and […]
Kelt Cooper, Arizona Department of Education
Meet the man some have credited with single-handedly improving English education in Nogales Unified School District, which has been ground-zero for the English language learner debate in the Flores v. […]
