New fundraising figures and another poll show Arizona’s Senate race beginning to shape up, though the big question still remains – which Republican challenger will face Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly in November? Publicly available polling has shown Attorney General Mark ...
Read More »Kelly leads cash game, but polls show tight Senate race
Cyber Ninjas records in local data center may expire at month’s end 
During a Maricopa County Superior Court hearing Tuesday, Senate attorney Kory Langhofer told Judge Michael Kemp a Phoenix-area data center likely holds court-ordered information on the Cyber Ninjas audit.
Read More »Arizona takes step toward turning criminal justice data into actionable information
As Arizona looks ahead to the future, we should recognize that while this is a critical step in the right direction, this is only the first step in creating better criminal justice reform practices.
Read More »Use-of-force data will improve policing
The best way to reassure those people that the police officers in their communities are upstanding is to show them irrefutable, concrete data on use-of-force. State legislators have a chance this session to get that data to the public and, more importantly, to stop the bloodshed.
Read More »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.
Read More »Understand criminal justice system before any attempts to ‘reform’
Responsible improvements should recognize public safety as the primary purpose of the system, while offering a real opportunity for a second chance through investing and supporting a strategic approach in reducing crime and saving tax payer money, and it should start from the beginning of an inmate’s sentence until they re-enter society.
Read More »South Phoenix saw big health coverage gain, still trails state, U.S.
A south Phoenix congressional district posted one of the nation’s largest decreases in people without health insurance since the start of the Affordable Care Act, according to a recently released analysis of Census Bureau data.
Read More »Panel: Harsher penalties for straw buyers could curb gun traffic to Mexico
Stricter U.S. gun measures are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico, where the weapons are fueling violence and leaving people “under siege” with little hope of help from their government, activists said Thursday.
Read More »Details from Arizona census coming on Thursday
The first detailed look at 2010 census data for Arizona will be made public on Thursday afternoon.
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