State panel backs plan to overhaul juvenile court and CPS
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission split 9-6 to send reforms to the Legislature a bid to replace juvenile courts and Child Protective Services with neighborhood one stop centers. The proposal would divert first and second nonviolent juvenile offenses to county centers and transfer three nonviolent offenses or any violent crime to adult court with possible youth corrections. Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley praised the plan as essential to reform a failing juvenile justice system.
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Child Protective Service
Maricopa County
Rick Romley
Commission
Romley
Russian security service overhaul declared obsolete
Yeltsin says the KGB successor ministry is obsolete and orders its transformation into a new security service. The move signals a major reform of Russia’s intelligence apparatus and shifts in national security architecture.
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Boris Yeltsin
Ministry
Valley study finds baseball could boost Arizona economy
A Deloitte & Touche study for the Arizona Commerce Department calculates a new retractable roof stadium in downtown Phoenix over two years would bring a one time windfall of 477 million dollars, create 3,100 jobs and generate 19.6 million in tax revenue while expanding state wide economic activity. The analysis, updating a 1990 county focused report, uses an annual attendance of 2.5 million and compares to 1993 expansions by Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins to illustrate fan interest.
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State Department of Commerce
Phoenix
Deloitte & Touche
Sara Goertzen
Commerce Department
Goertzen
Maricopa
Colorado Rockies
Florida Marlins
Beneficiaries find warmth in Christmas Basket aid
81-year-old Katie Babb, homebound with diabetes, gained grocery help and companionship after a Tribune Christmas Basket profile. Responding readers provided more than food, visiting and sharing company, lifting her spirits as she awaits ongoing support.
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Katie Babb
Tribune
Babb
Willis Joe
Chandler
School playgrounds blamed for Arizona child injuries
State Health Department report finds over 10,000 Arizona elementary students injured yearly in school playgrounds and recreation. About 70 of 100 injuries require medical care. boys dominate most recreation injuries while girls show higher risk on climbing bars. Officials say many injuries are preventable.
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Arizona
Brad Christensen
State Health Department
Christensen
Study urges universal prenatal care to cut infant deaths
Tribune wire service reports a seven year National Commission study urging guaranteed universal prenatal coverage. It warns better prenatal care could save half of infant deaths and calls for outreach transportation and translation services to help poor mothers, noting Arizona ranks 49th in prenatal care.
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National Commission
Arizona
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