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Sea of red engulfs Capitol as teachers protest
The protesters included dozens of teachers from nine schools in west Phoenix and Glendale who called in sick in the first job action teachers have called since organizing earlier this month.
Ex-procurement head says he was forced out for questioning staffer’s practices
Seth told the Arizona Capitol Times that he was forced out for asking questions about several state contracts that he said were questionable contracts.
Arizona teachers protest low pay at state Capitol
Teachers gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to protest their low pay, including some from west Phoenix schools who plan to skip their normal workday in a job action.
Ducey school-shooter proposal adds cops, mental-health services to campuses
Ducey’s plan, which he’ll need to convince the state Legislature to approve, includes some new dollars to help pay for school psychiatrists, a program that would allow former cops to act as armed, volunteer security guards at schools, and an unspecified amount of state funding to help more schools hire school resource officers.
Gov. Doug Ducey rolls out school safety package
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants more school resource officers and school mental health spending, a new way to remove guns from unstable people and technology fixes to get state convictions into the federal gun background check system faster.
Politicians block constituents’ speech on social media
Some politicians block spam accounts on social media. Some block corporations or trolls. But some Arizona lawmakers block their constituents, something First Amendment experts say may be unconstitutional.
Ducey aims for ‘school safety,’ not guns to address shootings
Gov. Doug Ducey has promised legislation this year to address school safety in the wake of the latest mass shooting in a school, but what the governor wants and what lawmakers can agree on remains elusive.
Republicans accuse Democrats of political theater over gun legislation
A Prescott Republican lawmaker lashed out at Democrats Thursday, accusing them of being more interested in political “theater” than solving the question of gun violence in schools.
Senate confirms DeWit to NASA post, Ducey to appoint successor
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously March 14 to confirm state Treasurer Jeff DeWit to become NASA’s chief financial officer.
Disgraced entrepreneur who swayed AZ legislators target of federal suit
A California firm that parlayed a change in Arizona law to generate business here was charged Wednesday by federal regulators with defrauding investors with false claims about its technology -- the very technology that was cited in amending the state law.
New proposed tax cuts abound as need for K-12 funds persists
Gov. Doug Ducey won't promise to veto new tax cuts even as he says the state is putting as much money as it can into public education.
The Breakdown, Episode 10: Pardon me
Pardon the noise - the soothing sounds of Capitol traffic are back this week, but so are our reporters with the latest.
