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Arizona closes State Energy Program; remaining workers fired
After 40 years, the last of the State Energy Program’s employees have been fired or reassigned as Gov. Doug Ducey and his administration shuttered the program to cut down on... […]
Ducey aide Twist to lead K-12 campaign
Gubernatorial aide J.P. Twist will take a leave of absence from the Ducey administration to run the campaign for Proposition 123, the 10-year, $3.5 billion K-12 funding plan that will go before the voters in a May 17 special election.
Panel blocks state employees’ payroll deductions to Planned Parenthood
A panel of hand-picked gubernatorial appointees has blocked state employees from making payroll deductions to Planned Parenthood. Gubernatorial press aide Daniel Scarpinato said Tuesday the move was made after committee members decided the organization was too “controversial” to be on the authorized list of hundreds of charities available to state workers.
House approves $3.5B education package
The Arizona House of Representatives worked late into the night Thursday to approve a $3.5 billion education finance package aimed at settling a long-running lawsuit over education funding.
Land trust changes delay fiscal cliff
Changes Gov. Doug Ducey pledged to ease the “fiscal cliff” in his plan to increase education funding became apparent as the proposal became the centerpiece of a settlement agreement to end a lawsuit over K-12 spending.
In symbolic gesture, state school board votes against Common Core
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas got a symbolic victory today when she convinced her fellow Board of Education members to vote to cut ties with Common Core.
Education funding deal reached, special session likely
Lawmakers have been summoned to the Capitol Monday and Tuesday to be briefed on a deal on K-12 funding in advance of a special session later in the week.
Ducey takes a more rigorous approach to vetting judicial appointees
The Ninth Floor’s vetting process for judicial applicants has become more stringent since Gov. Doug Ducey took office in January.
Ducey won’t restore welfare cuts made during budget crunch
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey won't seek to reverse cuts to cash welfare assistance made when the state appeared to be facing a major budget crunch, despite a dramatic turnaround in state finances.
Ducey won’t change date of Arizona’s presidential primary
Saying the number of presidential contenders likely means no early decision on a nominee, Gov. Doug Ducey won’t use his power to move next year’s presidential primary from March 22.... […]
DES hires former legislator to state agency position
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a former Democratic leader in the Arizona Legislature to a top position in the Department of Economic Security.
Ducey names Tobin as Department of Insurance director
Gov. Doug Ducey named former House Speaker Andy Tobin as the next director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. The longtime insurance company owner has served since January as the director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures. He helped shepherd through a Ducey-proposed bill to abolish the agency and shift its various duties to other departments. The Department of Weights and Meas[...]
