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Years later, not much to show for state Mining and Mineral Museum’s closure
For Sandra Sawyer, the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum was seeing her son’s eyes widen before a large purple amethyst.
Child welfare work group poised to pitch ideas for new agency
A small group of lawmakers and Capitol staffers will begin making their pitch for a new child safety organization to the Legislature next week.
Staff: Arizona child welfare head knew of problems
Several employees testified that the director who supervised Arizona child welfare workers knew about uninvestigated child abuse cases back in 2011, the Arizona Republic reported Thursday. At least four workers said that Clarence Carter was informed about thousands of reports of child abuse and neglect that had gone without a state-mandated investigation.
Pro-gun groups hope for better luck with next governor
After years of running afoul of Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto stamp, some pro-gun organizations are hoping things will better next year when there’s a new boss on the Ninth Floor.
Brewer signs 35 more bills, including revenge porn, school vouchers, trampoline safety
Sharing lewd images of a person without his or her consent will soon by a felony in Arizona now that Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation outlawing the act.
Brewer signs school voucher bill
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that would help expedite the approval process for parents of some students in the state school voucher program.
Brewer signs Yarnell Hill memorial site plan
A bill creating a memorial site honoring the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire last year has been signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.
Brewer signs bill targeting assisted suicide
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that aims to make it easier to prosecute people who help someone commit suicide.
Brewer vetoes money for external audit of CPS, cites upcoming special session
Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation calling for an external audit of Arizona’s beleaguered Child Protective Services, but called for the issue to be a part of discussion in an upcoming special session focusing on child safety.
Gov. Jan Brewer set for more bill signings
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is set to act on more bills sent to her by Arizona lawmakers as they wrapped up the 2014 legislative session last week.
Here are reasons why Brewer should sign optometrists’ prescription bill
HB2380 allows optometrists to write prescriptions for several types of medicines, including the Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors that helps glaucoma patients in emergencies. Forty other states allow optometrists to use oral glaucoma medicine.
Appeals court breathes new life into Medicaid challenge
Gov. Jan Brewer sighed deeply as she prepared to address the Court of Appeals ruling that injected new life into legal challenge against her prized Medicaid expansion plan.
