It takes a whole lot to end up on the state’s list of people who won’t be considered for jobs. In fact, the state’s employment blacklist only includes four people, two of whom stole money from state coffers.

Tim Jeffries, who was forced to resign from DES in November, and Charles Loftus, who was simultaneously fired as the agency’s chief law enforcement officer, filed the complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Officials at the Department of Economic Security didn’t always follow agency policy or state law requiring human resources staffers review all firings of government workers.

A new study shows the Tucson area is among the worst in the nation to work for a small business.