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The more than 34,000 public servants who make up the state government share a passion for making Arizona the best place it can be to live, work and raise a family. The people who make the state run every day—from park rangers in Patagonia Lake to Motor Vehicle Division customer service representatives in Tuba City to biologists testing groundwater...

Tribal gaming has been an essential part of Arizona’s economy for decades, operated by 16 of Arizona’s 22 tribes at 27 Tribal casinos (25 Class III, 2 Class II). And in 2024, Tribal leaders, regulators and operators are collaborating more than ever thanks to a first-of-its-kind convening and other resources developed by the Arizona Department of...

To build an Arizona for everyone, it’s necessary to put people at the center of everything we do. But what does a people-centered government look like in practice?

Recognizing why we’re here: Every agency’s mission reflects the ways that the state of Arizona is working to improve people’s lives. The goals and operations of government aren’t in...

Arizona has seen an alarming rise of fentanyl and counterfeit pill deaths; in 2021, 96% of opioid deaths involved prescription or synthetic drugs. Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, has been proven to save lives.  

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state’s Medicaid agency, used problem-solving techniques to...