As Gov. Jan Brewer prepares for a session that will be dominated by budget deficits and taxes, she'll have a new, experienced hand to help guide her following a recent staff shake-up that sent several of her top policy advisors to state agencies. Brewer named Michael Hunter, the Senate majority's senior policy advisor for budget and finance, as her new legislative liaison. Hunter will replace Scott Smith, whose long-rumored move to the Arizona Department of Administration happened on Dec. 17, when Brewer tapped him to replace interim director David Raber.
Department of Administration Director Bill Bell wants to stay active after he retires next month, but he's going to have to find another place to do it besides the Phoenix City Council. Bell, who has held DOA's top post since 2005, was one of 19 candidates who applied to fill the vacant District 3 seat on the City Council, which covers north-central Phoenix. But after hearing the candidates state their cases, the City Council appointed Bill Gates, an attorney and director of distribution for golf equipment manufacturer PING and a member of the Governor's Regulatory Review Council.
Gov. Jan Brewer has named David Raber as interim director of the Arizona Department of Administration. Raber, who has worked in state government since 1989, served as deputy director for operations before being tapped by Brewer to stand in for retired director Bill Bell. Bell's last day at DOA was July 31, and Raber took over as interim director on Aug. 3.
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He hasn't publicly revealed when he will leave his post, but Treasurer David Petersen began to clear out his office this week. Arizona Capitol Times has learned that Governor Napolitano is considering at least three people as interim treasurers. They are: Richard Pentrenka, former chief deputy treasurer who lost to Mr. Petersen in the 2002 Republican primary; Richard Houseworth, former superintendent of the Arizona Banking Department (now the Department of Financial Institutions); and Elliott Hibbs, former director at the revenue and administration departments.
A federal appellate judge expressed deep skepticism Monday about a Justice Department lawsuit challenging Arizona's new immigration law, leaving uncertain the Obama administration's chances of stopping the law from taking effect. Judge John Noonan grilled administration lawyers at a hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
In accepting an appointment in January of this year by Gov. Jan Brewer to lead the Government Information Technology Agency, Aaron Sandeen, the "chief geek for the state of Arizona" as described by his kids, knew he would be leading the agency through the biggest change in its 15-year history. In fact, he welcomed the challenge. His first major task was to create a new office responsible for managing all the state's financial transactions while simultaneously enhancing its ability to do business with its customers by folding GITA into the Arizona Department of Administration Information Services Division.
TRENTON, N.J. -- In one of the biggest U.S. health-care fraud settlements ever, Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged the government for four popular drugs and bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The alleged overcharges, dating back to the mid-1990s, involved Medicaid programs in the District of Columbia and every state but Arizona, as well as federal health-insurance programs at agencies including the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration. Utah will receive $2.26 million as its share in the settlement, according to the Utah Attorney General's Office.
Chad Kirkpatrick's office, located on the top floor of the Arizona Department of Administration's building, has a near-perfect view of the Copper Dome. He also has a clear view of his goal: to make government more cost- effective, efficient and more responsive to its citizens by using technology to streamline basic operations.
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