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Agencies use delays to thwart public records requests 

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories the Arizona Capitol Times will publish on the state of the state’s public records laws. A second story can...

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Bill bars charging juveniles for probation costs

Juveniles could be spared from court fees in a bill making headway in the Legislature. But the funds gleaned from fees pose hurdles to the courts...

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Jeff Hood: Hooked on juvenile corrections from an early age

Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Director Jeff Hood (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Director Jeff Hood stumbled into working with...

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Legislative panel says juvenile corrections should continue for 5 years

[caption id="attachment_31589" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Inmates line up for lunch at the medium security facility Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 at the Arizona State Prison in Florence, Ariz. The Senate Public Safety and...

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Looming Corrections crisis

The much-maligned Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, slated for the chopping block early in the budget process this year, won a stay of execution. But not everyone is happy about...

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New deal would save Juvenile Corrections for now

Republican leaders and Gov. Jan Brewer have struck a deal that will allow the Department of Juvenile Corrections to remain in place for the next year instead of shuttering the...

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Plan unveiled for juvenile corrections

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections would close in March 2011 under the Legislature’s plan to shift the cost of incarcerating juveniles to counties. Gov. Jan Brewer would create a...

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GOP budget plan includes more than $1B in cuts

Details of the Republican budget plan given to majority party lawmakers this week show they and Gov. Jan Brewer aim to close a nearly $2.7 billion budget gap with more...

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Passing the buck: Local governments’ worst budget fears 

Like nervous tourists in a crowded train station, Arizona’s cities and counties are on high alert, dreading that at any moment, they will feel a hand tugging at their wallets....

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