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Phoenix Improving First Responders’ Access to Elderly, Special Needs Citizens’ Homes

Dec 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A locked door will no longer be a barrier to first responders assisting the elderly or those with special needs. Earlier this month, the Phoenix City Council launched a program to provide lock boxes for the elderly and those...

Pima County Supplies UArizona Fraternities With Fentanyl Overdose Kits

Dec 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Fentanyl overdose kits are the latest among necessary school supplies for University of Arizona (UArizona) students. Amid the burgeoning fentanyl crisis, Pima County supplied all 15 of the UArizona fraternity houses with...

City Of Phoenix Gives NFL Authority To Quash Residents’ Free Speech

Dec 19, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Although Super Bowl LVII will be played in Glendale, the residents, property owners, and business owners in downtown Phoenix must obtain permission from the NFL to place temporary signage on their own property before and after...

Phoenix Gives $1.5 Million to Climate Change-Friendly Urban Farmers, Mostly Minorities

Dec 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix City Council approved $1.5 million to fund climate-change friendly urban farming, with up to 60 percent of grant money exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The grant term lasts up to five...

Katie Hobbs Transition Team Includes Nonprofit Under Loan Fraud Investigation

Dec 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Governor-elect Katie Hobbs’ transition team includes the leader of a nonprofit under investigation for pandemic loan fraud. Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) President, CEO, and lobbyist David Adame was named to Hobbs’...

Democrats Looking to Legalize Assisted Suicide This Upcoming Session

Dec 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s Democratic legislature plans to introduce legislation this upcoming session to legalize assisted suicide again. State Sen. Christine Marsh (D-LD04) announced this plan during a virtual meeting on Wednesday...

Groups Sue To Have Prop 211 Declared Unconstitutional

Dec 16, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A civil rights lawsuit has been filed by two Arizona nonprofits in hopes of having the recently passed Voters' Right To Know Act aka Proposition 211 declared unconstitutional. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) and the...

Katie Hobbs Prepares to Undo School Choice, Appoints Teachers’ Union Lobbyists

Dec 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Governor-elect Katie Hobbs reaffirmed that she will hold to her campaign promise to abolish Arizona's universal school choice program. https://twitter.com/CorinneMurdock/status/1603027042340982785 Hobbs issued the...

NAU Launches $2K ESG Climate Change Certification Program

Dec 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) launched a climate change program geared toward a career focused on corporations’ Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) scoring. The program spans four courses, each costing $500 — $2,000...

Phoenix Will Spend Over $102 Million For Electric Buses

Dec 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved a plan to spend $102 million to replace its bus fleet with electric vehicles. Outgoing councilmember Sal DiCiccio wasn’t present. Over $86.7 million (85 percent) comes from...

Arizonan Illegal Immigrant Farm Workers Petition Congress For Pathway to Citizenship

Dec 14, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | This week, 15 illegal immigrant farm workers are petitioning Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship in year-end legislation. An undisclosed number came from Arizona. The remainder came from California, Idaho, Michigan, and...

CDC Gave University of Arizona $7.3 Million to Study ‘Long COVID’

Dec 14, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $7.3 million to the University of Arizona (UArizona) for a study on “long COVID.” Aiding this research will be the Arizona Department of Health Services and...