448:. Paton was most known in 2007, however, for a series of hearings on CPS following the deaths of three Tucson children murdered after their parents were investigated by CPS. Paton, along with State Representative Kirk Adams, led the hearings on CPS negligence in the cases. The two sponsored a package of six bills designed to open up CPS case records of murdered children and create more accountability for the agency. All six bills were eventually signed into law by Gov. Janet Napolitano in 2008. Due to his work on open records and freedom of information, Paton was awarded the "Freedom of Information Award" by the Arizona Newspaper Association two years in a row. In 2009 The
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