Lake exhausts her last attempt at overturning election results
Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake saw her last attempt to overturn the 2022 election rejected as a judge dismissed the final count in her election contest.
Allister Adel named new Maricopa County Attorney
Allister Adel, an attorney in private practice and former executive director of the Maricopa County Bar Association, will be Maricopa County Attorney for the next year.
Broken locks whistleblower claims retaliation
When Arizona Correctional Sergeant Gabriela Contreras first downloaded videos of inmates leaving their cells due to broken locks, the whistleblower lost a weeks worth of pay and a potential promotion.
Former whistleblower faces whistleblower complaint as he moves closer to approval for DCS post
A Senate committee on March 18 recommended confirmation for newly appointed Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay, a former whistleblower who now has a whistleblower complaint hanging over his head.
Governor’s office won’t release McKay whistleblower letter
The Governor’s Office is refusing to make public a whistle-blower complaint the Department of Child Safety’s general counsel made against the agency’s newly appointed director Greg McKay.
Energy regulators won’t investigate whistleblower’s claims
The Arizona Corporation Commission won’t be launching its own investigation into a whistleblower complaint alleging that a former commissioner and the regulatory agency’s staffers broke rules and engaged in unethical conduct.
Brnovich recuses himself, assigns two staffers to Corp Comm investigation
Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Wednesday he assigned two seasoned staffers to investigate allegations against the Corporation Commission raised in a whistleblower letter, he said he will recuse himself from investigating the claims himself.
Corp Comm officials want outside investigation into whistleblower’s claims against Gary Pierce
Perhaps the most damning accusation against former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce comes up in the fifth point in a bulleted list on the fourth page of a whistleblower’s letter.
A whistleblower complaint?
Railbirds in recent days have been buzzing with talk that McKay is also the subject of a whistleblower complaint, and the director confirmed that he’s heard the chatter – but said he hasn’t seen anything to substantiate it.
College district to pay $4M in lawsuit settlement
The Maricopa County Community College District has agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle claims that it submitted false information for education awards.
Whistle-blower sues Arizona attorney general, aide
A state criminal investigator has filed a lawsuit against Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and his top aide. Margaret "Meg" Hinchey claims Horne and Chief Deputy Eric "Rick" Bistrow continue to retaliate against her and have ruined her reputation and ability to do her job.