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Wilcox wins appeal over her $975,000 settlement
Former Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox has won an appeal over a $975,000 settlement in her lawsuit against the county for a failed criminal case made against her in late 2009.
Lawsuit claims AZ candidate signature requirements unconstitutional
A new federal lawsuit could alter how candidates for statewide office get the signatures they need – and do it in a way that could leave voters in all but Arizona’s largest county out of the process.
Judge orders Maricopa County to pay attorney fees
A judge is ordering Maricopa County to pay $190,000 for attorney fees incurred by a Sun City medical dispensary operator which successfully challenged the county's refusal to provide zoning clearance for the facility.
Arizona eyes changes of behavioral health services
The state has been revamping its behavioral health services in Maricopa County but now is turning its attention to the rest of the state.
Magellan fails to get contract rebid in budget, but effort may continue
Magellan Health Services' attempt to settle its dispute over a lost $3 billion contract in the state budget fell short, but an ally in the Legislature may try again before the session is over.
Elections to move forward as judge okays at-large districts for community college board
A judge ruled that a law creating two new at-large seats on the Maricopa County Community College District governing board is constitutional and will allow elections for those seats to move forward.
AZ gains 74,000 people, but some counties see populations shrink
If it weren’t for new people moving to Arizona, some counties actually would be losing population.
Maricopa County ranks high in number of uninsured
Phoenix and the surrounding communities that make up Maricopa County have one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the country, according to a study conducted for The Associated Press.
Bill seeks committee to study cost, availability of vaccines in Arizona
Recent outbreaks of diseases in schools and elsewhere illustrate Arizona’s challenges when it comes to getting residents vaccinated, according to Maricopa County’s top health official.
Giant ‘Haboob’ dust storms cause EPA to relent on Arizona anti-pollution plan
Like a toddler with a water hose, the monsoon brings the rain in bursts, unevenly spraying but never quite quenching Arizona’s dry earth.
Often, the season’s thunderstorms unleash an apocalyptic scene — a wall of dust, with its tinge of yellow and red against the setting sun, rushing to swallow the Valley whole and enveloping its homes with its unwelcome sandy mist. Free from crip[...]
State agrees to historic settlement in decades-old mental health case
Ending 33 years of litigation, Gov. Jan Brewer announced today that the state has reached a historic settlement in a lawsuit that sought to force the state to provide treatment to the seriously mentally ill.
County officials mull abuse of power action in Arpaio suits
Maricopa County officials held a closed-door meeting Thursday to consider action in two lawsuits that accuse Sheriff Joe Arpaio of abusing his powers.
