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Three state agency directors will not be submitted by Hobbs for Senate confirmation
PHOENIX -- The directors of three state agencies are out of their top leadership jobs because majority Republican senators have signaled to Gov. Katie Hobbs that they won't support their ...
Postal Service to stage job fairs across Valley throughout September
PHOENIX — The United States Postal Service has intensified its hiring efforts in the greater Phoenix area and throughout Arizona. The USPS is seeking letter carriers, processing clerks, mechanics and more. In an effort to help job seekers complete hiring profiles and applications, the USPS is planning to stage...
Introducing Carol Yancho, new Senior Director of Content
Carol Yancho, a leader in media, broadcast and content creation, has been selected to fill the senior director of content position at Arizona PBS. Selected following a national search, Yancho’s tenure at the station began Monday, August 12. A six-time Michigan Regional Emmy® Award winner, we sat down with...
ID service helped over 8,300 unhoused people in Arizona in first year
PHOENIX — More than 8,300 people received up-to-date IDs or other assistance in the first year of a new service for Arizona’s unhoused population. The program is a partnership between the Homeless ID Project and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD). Around 6,600 people...
Arizona's fake electors case moved forward this week. Here are the major takeaways
Arizona's fake electors case took a step forward this week with three days of hearings on its first significant motions. At issue were three major points: Some defendants had asked for the criminal charges against them to be dismissed based on Arizona's anti-SLAAP law. Typically, these types of laws are limited to use in...
City leaders in AZ and U.S. ask FEMA to fund relief from extreme heat and wildlife smoke
Local leaders from two dozen U.S. cities are renewing calls on the federal government to rethink how FEMA deals with heat and smoke. In a recent letter to the agency, mayors — including those in Tucson, Oro Valley, Mesa, Tempe and Flagstaff — say the agency’s current definition of natural disaster fails to take into account all environmental emergencies.
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Arizona Humane Society chosen to receive grant to help senior dogs
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Humane Society has been chosen among hundreds of applicants to receive a grant that will help hundreds of senior dogs get the care they deserve. AHS was among the 100 animal welfare groups chosen to receive the Grey Muzzle Grant from the nonprofit Grey...
Friday Night Fever Week 1 highlights: The 2024 season begins
PHOENIX — It may still feel like summer outside with temperatures continually reaching 110 degrees, but for football fans in Arizona, the start of fall has arrived with the beginning of the high school football season!. And the beginning of the high school football season means the start of...
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