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Decimated Department of Revenue down to four auditors
The agency in charge of making sure the state has the resources to operate at “the speed of business,” as Gov. Doug Ducey wants it to, has only four auditors monitoring thousands of corporations, the agency’s former chief economist said today.
Self-immolation, DOR style?
Are the wheels coming off of the Dept of Revenue? Georganna Meyer, the agency’s former chief economist who is now a senior economist at the Maguire Company, said historically, DOR would have about 30 corporate auditors monitoring between 50,000 and 60,000 companies.
Official says Phoenix VA Health Care System has improved
Despite a new report raising serious questions about the quality of care within the Phoenix VA Health Care System, a top official in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs said Wednesday that significant progress has been made.
Ducey embraces ‘lean’ management philosophy
Ever the businessman, Gov. Doug Ducey is taking a popular management system that’s sweeping the corporate world and applying it to state government.
Environmentalists seek order preventing possible harm to ocelets
Two environmental groups are asking a judge to block moves by a federal agency to trap and remove predators from sections of Arizona and Texas until they ensure it won’t harm the endangered ocelot.
Child safety director rejects much of auditor general’s critique
Inadequate reports and failure to attend some hearings by the Department of Child Safety may be delaying some Arizona children getting permanent placement, according to a new report on the agency.
Governor’s Office, Legislature refresh look of websites
The Arizona Governor’s Office and the Legislature got a digital facelift this week, as both debuted new websites.
Rebounding state parks system plans to add 100 rental cabins
Arizona's rebounding state parks system plans to more than quadruple the number of rental cabins at parks statewide, one of several major projects on the drawing board to improve and expand parks facilities less than a decade after the system struggled to keep parks open during the Great Recession.
2 counties to get state funding for deputies for border unit
The state plans to provide two counties with partial funding for sheriff's deputies to work on Arizona's new border strike force and those counties and two others would also get money to pay for costs stemming from border-related crime.
ADOA wants to raise rents for Capitol Mall renovations, demolitions
The Arizona Department of Administration is proposing a 44 percent increase in rent for all agencies occupying state-owned buildings to help pay for renovations and demolition of aging structures on the Capitol Mall.
UPDATE: Supervisor fired for opposing ‘abuse of power’ at DES, complaint alleges
A former Department of Economic Security employee has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the agency’s director fired her after she refused to fire half of her staff due to their negative responses on employee surveys.
