Allister Adel named new Maricopa County Attorney

Newly-appointed Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel talking to reporters after her swearing-in on October 3, 2019. (Photo by Dillon Rosenblatt/Arizona Capitol Times) Allister Adel, an attorney...

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Suit challenges legal process of Arizona administrative hearings

A Washington, D.C. organization is challenging the ability of the heads of state agencies in Arizona to discard the conclusions of independent hearing officers. The new lawsuit filed Friday in...

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It ain’t happenin

As noted by Capitol scribe Howie Fischer yesterday, DCS Director Greg McKay rejected recommendations by the auditor general to fix problems that auditors identified as delaying the permanent placement of...

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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...

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Child Safety agency pushes for new way of measuring case backlog

The Department of Child Safety has been judged since its creation by the number of cases it has left behind, but now agency leaders are asking to be monitored by...

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JLBC members question McKay’s absence

Greg McKay was announced Feb. 10 by Gov. Doug Ducey as the new director of the Arizona Department ofChild Safety, (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)...

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Don’t give up on DCS yet! What the agency needs is inspiring leadership

Dear Legislature: Don’t give up on Arizona’s children and the Department of Child Safety yet, please. At a recent Joint Legislative Budget Committee meeting, legislators expressed disappointment and dismay, combined...

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McKay defends his approach, says DCS problems created by past administrations

Greg McKay was announced Feb. 10 by Gov. Doug Ducey as the new director of the Arizona Department ofChild Safety. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)...

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Child Safety director says goal of reducing backlog “not attainable,” money “not well spent”

One year and $29 million later, Arizona’s child welfare agency is no closer to eliminating a sizeable backlog of stagnant child safety cases, a goal the agency’s director now says...

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Child Safety Department revoking group homes’ license

Greg McKay, director of the Arizona Department ofChild Safety. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times) The state Department of Child Safety on Monday said it was...

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Critics worry proposed rules could make it difficult to hold child safety agency accountable

Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay. Hoping to halt its ever-growing backlog of cases, the Department of Child Safety wants to adopt new rules for...

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DCS chief offers new plan to cut backlog of cases

Greg McKay The head of the state’s child welfare agency said Thursday he will slash the backlog of inactive cases by cutting down the number investigated...

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Allister Adel named new Maricopa County Attorney

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Suit challenges legal process of Arizona administrative hearings

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It ain’t happenin

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Lawmakers boost money for child safety agency, but with strings attached

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Child Safety agency pushes for new way of measuring case backlog

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JLBC members question McKay’s absence

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Don’t give up on DCS yet! What the agency needs is inspiring leadership

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McKay defends his approach, says DCS problems created by past administrations

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Child Safety director says goal of reducing backlog “not attainable,” money “not well spent”

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Critics worry proposed rules could make it difficult to hold child safety agency accountable

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