A compromise between House and Senate lawmakers could allow time-sensitive reforms to Child Protective Services to clear the Legislature this session, but other CPS-related measures may still face the governor’s veto stamp.
Read More »Compromise could clear the way for CPS reforms
House prepares to rip Senate budget apart, rebuild it from scratch 
Building a budget that can gain support from the majority of lawmakers in both legislative chambers and get it signed by the governor takes a delicate balance.
Read More »New reports show Arizona CPS still struggling
Arizona's struggling child-welfare agency faces a continuing increase in its backload of cases while the number of caseworkers remains short of the state's own standards.
Read More »Brewer approves emergency funding for CPS 
Gov. Jan Brewer signed an emergency appropriations bill today that provides $4.4 million for Child Protective Services to hire new staff, and lawmakers sent another bill to her desk to continue funding the Independent Redistricting Commission as it heads to trial in federal court.
Read More »Arizona Senate, House overwhelmingly OK extra CPS cash
Arizona lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved an emergency request from Gov. Jan Brewer to hire 50 new Child Protective Services workers.
Read More »CPS official wants to close gaps endangering kids
The head of the new investigations unit of Arizona's Child Protective Services wants to fill in cracks that he says can be deadly for children and haunting for those trying — but failing — to protect them.
Read More »Child Protective Services to restore most services that were cut
Arizona's child welfare agency plans to restore most services to children and parents that it says were cut due to a misunderstanding.
Read More »Arizona child welfare agency cutting basic services
Basic services for families are being cut at Arizona's child welfare agency as it tries to adjust to a multi-million dollar budget shortfall and documents obtained by the Arizona Republic show budget problems threaten to limit supervised visits between parents and their children.
Read More »Finding a permanent home: For CASA volunteers, helping foster kids is compelling but can be overwhelming 
When Dan Danser began working his first case as a court-appointed special advocate two years ago, he thought it would end as it started — a mess.
Read More »Brewer signs bill on new CPS investigations office
Arizona's child-protection agency will have a new investigations office focusing on abuse and neglect cases that allegedly involve criminal conduct.
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