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A new report says the state Department of Child Safety has a “culture of not wanting to take punitive enforcement action against its foster homes and group homes.” Auditor General...
Report finds rash of crimes on the books never charged
More than one-third of Arizona laws involving a felony penalty haven’t been used in the past 15 years, a new report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found. While Arizona’s...
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‘Institute’ report reads like hit piece, charter schools well regulated, transparent
K-12 classroom spending reaches all-time low
Critics question Colorado report on teenagers’ pot use after legalization
Marijuana legalization advocates in Arizona tout a new government study that shows the impact, or lack thereof, of legal recreational cannabis use in Colorado on teen pot consumption. The Colorado...
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A report shows Arizonans driving less, but should long-term transportation plans adjust?
Planners and officials should focus increasingly on public transportation options such as pedestrian routes, buses, light rail and passenger trains as use of these forms of travel has increased across...
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Report: Arizona lags most of nation in treatment available to addicts
Rick Reyes, shown in his office, is the lead behavioral health technician at Recovery Oasis in Tempe. (Photo by Claire Cleveland/Cronkite News) Chris Mullin already operated...
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Local and state policymakers should be prepared to deal with emerging technologies
Report: Arizona patients consumed 10 tons of medical marijuana in 2014
Arizona’s more than 63,000 medical marijuana patients ate, drank or smoked more than 10 tons of the drug last year. That’s the equivalent of about seven Volkswagen Beetles, more than...
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Risk of child hunger grew most in suburbs during recession
A new report points to the suburbs as the place in the state where the risk of child hunger grew the most during the recession. “Childhood Hunger in America’s Suburbs,”...
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Report: Arizona had steepest higher-ed cuts, highest tuition increases
WASHINGTON – Arizona had the nation’s steepest per-student cuts in state aid to higher education and the highest rates of tuition increase from pre-recession funding levels until today, according to...