The governor will convene the special session on the state's opioid crisis today, and he wants to see legislation approved by Friday.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will call for a special session on Monday to push a spate of changes to prescription and treatment laws in an effort to confront the opioid crisis engulfing the state.

University of Arizona and the state health department have been awarded a $2.2 million grant to train rural firefighters and police officers in how to recognize and treat opioid overdoses.

Gov. Doug Ducey's State of the State address focused on ideas that may seem easy for everyone to get behind, but the devil is always in the details.

The Capitol Times caught up with the governor the Friday before session started to discuss his priorities and preview the next few months.

The governor also said the state will restore cuts made during the Great Recession to formula funding for K-12 schools, but details on how much money and where it will come from won’t be known until the governor releases his budget on Friday.

While public education is expected to be the top issue when lawmakers return on Monday, a few other subjects are likely to command some attention.

Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, wants Arizona to join the vast majority of states that provide immunity to those who report a drug overdose.

Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, introduced a bill last week that would seek to prohibit the state from limiting the number of prescription pain pills that can be prescribed to a patient.

The Arizona Department of Agriculture’s livestock officers will start carrying naloxone, a drug that reverses the effect of opioid overdoses.