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Arizona Produce Company Resolves Issues With USDA
By Terri Jo Neff | One Arizona produce company has resolved a reparation order issued last year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in favor of a seller, while two other companies have yet to make payment. According to the USDA, Rio...
Scottsdale Teacher’s Homework Assignment Included Political Jab At Governor Ducey
By Corinne Murdock | A mother recently discovered that her sixth grader’s teacher slipped a politicized jab at Governor Doug Ducey’s opposition to school mask mandates into a homework assignment. Cocopah Middle School Language Arts teacher...
Owed A Refund Of Taxes On Unemployment Income? Prepare To Navigate A Maze
By Terri Jo Neff | As if the last 17 months haven’t been complicated enough, the Arizona Department of Revenue announced Thursday that some taxpayers who received income in 2020 from the $12.5 billion paid out by the state for unemployment...
Ducey Names Herrington Interim ADHS Director, Taps Carmona As Public Health Advisor
By AZ Free News | Governor Doug Ducey today named Don Herrington, a 21-year veteran of the Arizona Department of Health Services, to succeed Dr. Cara Christ and oversee the frontline health care workers who have spearheaded the state’s response to...
Attorney General: Maricopa County Election Officials Violating Law By Ignoring Audit Subpoena
By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, Attorney General Mark Bnrovich determined that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) were in violation of the law for ignoring the State Senate’s subpoena for the ongoing election audit. Brnovich stated...
Ducey Encourages Arizonans To Honor U.S. Service Members Killed In Afghanistan
Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff through August 30, 2021 in honor of the U.S. service members killed during the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The governor encouraged his fellow Arizonans to...
Arizona Superintendent Maskless at Indoor Party, Despite Pushing School Mask Mandates
By Corinne Murdock | After months advocating for school mask mandates, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman neglected to mask up for an indoors baby shower this past weekend. Hoffman has been a staunch...
Private All-Boys Arizona Catholic School Segregated Students Based on Race
By Corinne Murdock | Brophy College Preparatory (Brophy), a private all-boys Catholic school in Arizona, admitted in an email to segregating students based on race. In lieu of attending a class period, students of color were given the exclusive...
Litchfield Elementary School District Board Member Resigns Over Frustration With Resistance to Equity Work, COVID Regulations
By Corinne Murdock | Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) Governing Board member Dr. Tara Armstead announced her resignation during Tuesday’s special meeting. Armstead’s total time at LESD lasted five months. The only Black board member...
Long-Planned Rate Change Will Bring VLT Parity For Electric Cars, Traditional Vehicles
Changes to state law mean that drivers who purchase alternative fuel vehicles will pay the same vehicle license tax (VLT) rate as other drivers by 2023. The change in VLT rates is phased-in, starting Jan. 1, 2022. The VLT is paid during vehicle...
Arizona Attorney General: Litchfield School District’s Diversity Empowerment Committee Violated Open Meeting Law
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona attorney general’s office found that Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) violated open meeting law through its Diversity Empowerment Team (DET). In some reporting, social media posts, and even LESD...
Arizona Reaches Tentative $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Agreement
The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced that it has signed on to a tentative historic $26 billion multistate settlement with four pharmaceutical companies for their roles in the opioid crisis. The tentative agreement includes Cardinal,...
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