Arizona employers continue to lay off workers even with the end of restrictions that Gov. Doug Ducey placed on individuals and businesses. New figures from the Arizona Department of Economic Security show that 23,037 individuals filed for first-time jobless benefits ...

Federal government assistance is buffering Arizonans from the impact of skyrocketing unemployment, but that help is time limited.

The number of Arizonans applying for jobless benefits jumped by a factor of seven this past week, providing the first clear indicators of the effect COVID-19 is having on the state economy.

The Senate took the first legislative step toward better protecting some of the state’s vulnerable adults today.

Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order Wednesday that will lead to increased oversight of those serving some of Arizona's most vulnerable populations.

A handful of candidates for the Arizona Legislature share the distinction of suing the state they hope to represent.

Arizonans who don't take pretty much any job after being out of work for at least four weeks will lose their unemployment benefits.

Arizona hospitals will pay more under Gov. Doug Ducey’s $10.1 billion spending plan.

The Department of Economic Security has requested more than $3 million in general fund appropriations to match wage increases, without which they say services for individuals with disabilities may be severely limited.

Tim Jeffries, who was forced to resign as head of DES in November, filed a notice of claim claiming the report produced by the Department of Public Safety contained libel and false statements against Jeffries.