Rotellini files exploratory committee for AG run
Felecia Rotellini, a former state prosecutor and recently departed superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, filed an exploratory committee to seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 2010.
AG lays off 29, expects to save $2M
Twenty-nine employees of the Arizona Attorney General's Office will be out of a job by the end of the month. In a press release sent July 20, Attorney General Terry Goddard noted that twelve attorneys and 17 supporting staff members would be trimmed from the office. Criminal investigator positions were not affected.
Fund sweep illegal; ag groups vindicated
A consortium of agricultural interests claimed victory July 9 after a judge ruled the Arizona Legislature acted illegally last year when it swept $160,000 from accounts that held voluntary, private... […]
Crump files exploratory committee for AG run
Rep. Sam Crump is hoping to bring his decades of legal experience to bear as Arizona’s top law enforcement official. Crump, an Anthem Republican, filed an exploratory committee on June... […]
Former special counsel to rejoin Attorney General’s Office
Tim Nelson will return to a familiar setting next month as he assumes the role of chief deputy attorney general for Attorney General Terry Goddard's Office.
Goddard steps in to save Citizen, cites anti-trust laws
Attorney General Terry Goddard has asked a federal court to stop one of the state's oldest newspapers from shutting down print operations, arguing the closing of the Tucson Citizen violates state and federal anti-trust laws.