Republicans in control of the Arizona state Senate failed to hold the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in contempt for refusing to turn over election-related materials failed by one vote.
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article gave an incorrect first name for group home Director Jenna Bowman. It also misstated the fee that plaintiffs attorneys may be paid for monitoring compliance with the settlement terms in the case.
A six-year drive to reform the state s foster-care system could end Friday, when a federal judge will consider final approval of a class-action settlement.
The settlement, reached in negotiations between the Arizona Department of Child Safety and child-welfare advocates, outlines four major areas of improvement. Attorneys for both sides say they expect the settlement, which got preliminary approval in October, will get a final OK from U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver.
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah Jr. says Republican lawmakers and others who sued have not shown they are likely to win their argument that the new law is unconstitutional.
The Senate, controlled by Republicans, has threatened to hold the supervisors, nearly all Republicans, in contempt for not responding to subpoenas asking for copies of all the county's mail-in ballots and access to voting machines.