For Star subscribers: The quick resignation of Gov. Katie Hobbs' nominee is being used by a legislative chairman to justify investigations into all of her picks.
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — The director of the Department of Child Safety, newly appointed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, has been forced to resign.
He said those included"questionable moves on consulting contracts'' and the firing of gay DCS employees, whom he said have filed complaints against Stewart"which prompted the forced resignation.'' Hobbs claims 'political theater'Hobbs lashed out at the Republican majority on the committee, which already rejected her nomination of Pima County Health Director Theresa Cullen to head the Arizona Department of Health Services; refused to hold a vote on Elizabeth Ann Thorson for the Department of Administration; and tabled Hobbs' choice of Karen Peters for the Department of Environmental Quality.
Public records requested There also was no immediate response to public records requests seeking information about Stewart from either DCS or the Department of Administration, which handles personnel matters for the state. Increasingly contentious processThe dust-up over Stewart underscores an increasingly contentious confirmation process.
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