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Leah Landrum Taylor

Nov 17, 2016

DES director acknowledges buying alcohol for employees

The assistant director of Arizona's Department of Economic Security says her boss bought employees alcohol during the workday after they agreed to give up their job protections.

Former Senate Minority Leader Leah Landrum Taylor (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 21, 2015

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.

Sep 11, 2015

Cap Times Q&A: Leah Landrum Taylor – Karaoke, taekwondo and no more politics

After 16 years in the Legislature, Leah Landrum Taylor is enjoying her time away from elected office just fine. She has zero plans to throw her hat back into the ring – she’s having too much fun doing karaoke and watching her three kids grow up.

Feb 25, 2015

Authorities investigating alleged threats to Diane Douglas, Leah Landrum Taylor

Police are investigating threats made against the state schools chief and the former Senate minority leader, according to Arizona Department of Education Chief of Staff Michael Bradley.

Former Senate Minority Leader Leah Landrum Taylor (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 14, 2015

Former Sen. Landrum Taylor joins education department

Former Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor has landed a job as special projects director for the Arizona Department of Education.

Arizona state Sen. Ed Ableser, D-Tempe, sits dejectedly at his desk after a Senate vote approved HB2281 at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in Phoenix. The bill grants property owners who lease to churches but aren't themselves religiously affiliated similar tax breaks to the ones churches get when they own property. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
May 27, 2014

Ableser attributes low attendance to family responsibilities

Democratic Sen. Ed Ableser of Tempe regained his title of most absentee lawmaker this year, showing up for only 62 percent of Senate floor sessions, though he voted on 70 percent of all the bills put before the chamber.

May 2, 2014

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.

Apr 7, 2014

Lawmakers approve $9.23 billion budget

Three weeks after the Senate surprised the Capitol community by unilaterally moving forward with a bare bones budget proposal, Republicans in the House and Senate came to an agreement on a spending plan they hope the governor will accept.

Arizona Sen. Steve Gallardo (AP Photo)
Apr 1, 2014

Dem senator tells gay colleague to ‘act more gay’

Sen. Olivia Cajero Bedford questioned Sen. Steve Gallardo’s honesty in regards to his sexual orientation in a closed-door caucus meeting on Tuesday and said Gallardo should “act more gay.”

Senate Minority Leader Anna Tovar (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Apr 1, 2014

Senate Dem leaders survive coup attempt, but caucus remains fractured

Senate Democrats held a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon that spiraled out of control, resulting in a bungled attempt at a vote to oust caucus leaders.

Senate Minority Leader Anna Tovar (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 21, 2014

Tovar’s challenge: Uniting a divided Democratic caucus

Sen. Anna Tovar enters her first session as minority leader, having ousted Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor from the post during the interim. Tovar is tasked with uniting a now divided Democratic Caucus – some lawmakers are still bitter over Landrum Taylor’s ouster – and continuing to make Democrats’ presence felt at the Capitol, perhaps as an ongoing part of a coalition of Democrats and some Repu[...]

Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs (left) and House Speaker Andy Tobin (upper right) stand as Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer prepares to give her annual State of the State speech. (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Jan 17, 2014

Brewer eyes economic development, education issues for 2014 session

While Brewer boasted of Arizona’s economic turnaround of the past few years and the attention the state has received nationally for its improved business climate, the governor said Arizona’s work is not done.

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