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Ducey may consolidate licensing, regulatory boards under ADOA
The myriad boards and commissions tasked with regulating and licensing professionals across the state could soon find themselves, along with much of their authority, at the Arizona Department of Administration.
Still no help for Arizona’s declining roads, bridges
Arizona’s transportation system needs more than $65 billion. And help is not on the way.
California man: Arizona trooper traumatized my family
A California man on vacation with his daughter in Arizona says a state trooper was out of line after pulling him over at gunpoint because the license plate on his rental car was reported stolen.
Overflow shelter will stay open until February
The overflow homeless shelter near the Capitol will remain open at least until February 2017, despite an earlier plan to begin phasing it out this month.
Showdown between Clean Elections, governor’s regulatory council on hold
A looming showdown between the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and a regulatory review panel that’s trying to rein in the commission’s authority will wait until next year after both sides agreed to delay any final decisions until after the Nov. 8 election.
Judge: Rapist should pay $10M to Arizona prison teacher
A federal magistrate is recommending that a convicted sex offender who raped an Arizona prison teacher be ordered to pay her $10 million in punitive and compensatory damages, court records show.
Clean Elections says Ducey lobbying ban doesn’t apply
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission insists that it isn’t subject to Gov. Doug Ducey’s recent executive order banning state entities from hiring contract lobbyists, setting the stage for what may be the next installment of the ongoing battle raging over the extent of the commission’s authority.
Lawmakers give OK to new Capitol coffee shop
A panel of Arizona lawmakers gave the go-ahead today to open a coffee shop in the Capitol, ending six months of negotiations involving four government agencies.
Dr. Peter Mundschenk appointed as new state veterinarian
Arizona has a new state veterinarian.
Court’s top managers to submit conflict-of-interest forms
The Arizona Supreme Court's administrative office has responded to an outside review of its internal fiscal controls by saying it'll have its top managers submit forms disclosing potential conflicts of interest.
Lobbyists question governor’s decision to end agency contracts
Several months after attributing the defeat of a key piece of legislation to “special interests,” Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the termination of state entities’ contracts with outside lobbyists, a move... […]
Ducey scraps state entities’ contract lobbyists
Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the unilateral termination of state agencies’ contracts with outside lobbyists, calling the practice a system of cronyism that benefits lobbyists and special interests at the expense of citizens.
