Office of the Arizona Governor Doug Ducey

Recent News About Office of the Arizona Governor Doug Ducey

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Gov. Doug Ducey has declared July 5 Frank Kush Day in honor of the Arizona State University coach who died June 22.

Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency saying that Arizona would allocate expanded resources to battle raging wildfires amplified over the past few months by heat, wind and available fuels.

Thirty-one schools in six Arizona counties recently won funding for drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs from Gov. Doug Ducey’s office through the High School Health and Wellness Program.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is extending a program to allow parents to bring their newborns to work to Department of Economic Security (DES) workers statewide.

Gov. Doug Ducey recently appointed Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Gould and Arizona Solicitor General John Lopez, IV to the Supreme Court of Arizona.

Gov. Doug Ducey named Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Beene to fill the a vacancy on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, created by the retirement of Judge Maurice Portley.

The top housing market in the country in 2017 will be the Phoenix area, according to a recent forecast by realtor.com.

Gov. Doug Ducey and nine tribal leaders met to affirm amendments to the Indian gaming compact and solidify a promise made 15 years ago.

Vector Space Systems, a micro satellite space launch company, recently announced it will move its manufacturing facility to the Pima County Aerospace, Defense and Technology Business & Research Park in Tucson.

Gov. Doug Ducey has stated that a recent revamping of the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s (ADFFM) billing process enabled faster reimbursements for local fire departments.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will visit six public schools in coming weeks, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Arizona Autism Charter School’s (AZACS) new Upper School campus at 1445 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation recently to revamp economic development efforts in Arizona.

Gov. Doug Ducey recently signed a financing package agreement for technical as well as career education for residents living throughout Arizona.

Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation supporting the preservation of the state’s pension system for police and firefighters, decreasing the fiscal burden on public employers and bringing wanted predictability to diligent, tax-paying citizens.

In his first executive order of 2016, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently provided for the state’s “sharing economy” with a directive establishing a council to focus on economic and transportation initiatives.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey highlighted schools, safety and savings in releasing a 2017 fiscal year budget Tuesday that spurns tax increases and stresses stability in spending to swing the state back to a positive fiscal position.  

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his State of the State speech Monday in Phoenix with heartfelt optimism and pride, praising the state’s substantial evolution in the year since he was inaugurated.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey named Phoenix attorney and constitutional law specialist Clint Bolick to the Arizona Supreme Court last week. 

Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced that former Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin, now serving as director of two state agencies, will fill a vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said last week that Arizona Department of Insurance Director Andy Tobin will serve as interim superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions to replace outgoing Superintendent Lauren Kingry, who resigned.