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Judge rebuffs GOP leaders, signs order to permanently require Arizona to fund gender-affirming surgery for employees
Rebuffing Republican legislative leaders, a federal judge has signed an order to permanently require the state to pay for gender affirming surgery for its own and university employees and retirees.
State employees with new family members can get up to 12 paid weeks off
More than 34,000 state employees are now eligible to get up to 12 weeks off with pay when they have a new family member. And that immediately covers those whose newborns, adoptions and foster placements occurred as far back as the first of the year.
Arizona Freedom Caucus says will file lawsuit challenging Hobbs’ first executive order
The Arizona Freedom Caucus announced it would be filing a lawsuit challenging Gov. Katie Hobbs’ first executive order barring discrimination in hiring practices. Caucus leaders claim Hobbs is illegally legislating to, “advance her woke agenda,” by issuing executive orders.
Ducey proposes pay raises for nearly half of state employees in $11.4 billion budget
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to grant pay raises to nearly half of all state employees, with an emphasis on boosting salaries for law enforcement and corrections officers.
40 workers fired by ex-DES chief may get jobs back
Forty workers let go by the now-fired head of the Department of Economic Security got an early Christmas gift Friday: They’re going to get their jobs back.
Ducey administration increases number of firings
Gov. Doug Ducey's administration is stepping up the firing of state workers, many of whom can be let go without explanation under a law enacted during his predecessor's administration that revamped the state's personnel system.
Better than email: Facebook at Work makes instant friends out of state workers
The state hopes a new computer program will increase efficiency and allow employees across agencies to work together better.
Our State CIO: Then and Now
Few events have the potential to impact technology and the government like the appointment of a new state CIO. And just over a month ago, this is exactly what happened in Arizona, as former state CIO Aaron Sandeen passed the torch to our new state CIO Morgan Reed.
Cleaning house: DES director fires 72 for being ‘bullies,’ but did he go too far?
Department of Economic Security Director Tim Jeffries has canned 168 employees since he was appointed department head in February, a pace of more than four firings a week. A spokeswoman for the agency could not say how many of those former employees were considered bullies and liars as well.
Arizona state employees get raises without needed OKs
Arizona state officials gave pay raises to 169 government workers without getting the required approval from the Department of Administration.
Domestic partners employed by state gain win at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court today let stand a ruling that struck down Arizona’s policy of denying benefits for domestic partners of state employees.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Arizona gay rights case
The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Arizona and Nevada involving the rights of same-sex couples.
