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City in neighboring California now has an all-EV police fleet – should Arizona follow suit?
On July 29, South Pasadena became the first U.S. city to replace 100% of its gas-powered police vehicles with zero-emissions EVs. The fleet of 20 Teslas will charge at city hall and have a solar-powered backup for emergencies. On paper, EV police vehicles are a brilliant idea. They’re fast, cheap...
MSF resumes support to migrants along the Arizona desert as deaths in the area this year near 100
SEATTLE - Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) announced it has resumed its work in support of Tucson-based nonprofit groups that are bringing humanitarian aid to migrants and asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near the Sonora Desert. Back in April, MSF partnered with Humane Borders, Samaritans,...
Arizona receives nearly $1 billion in federal funding for broadband expansion
The goal to provide every household in Arizona with reliable, high-speed broadband internet is one step closer to reality as the state received nearly $1 billion in funding from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Arizona’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, […]
Jake McCarthy’s 2-out, 2-run single in 9th lifts the Diamondbacks over the Rockies 4-3
PHOENIX (AP) — Jake McCarthy hit a two-out, two-run single down the left-field line in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks continued their hot streak, winning five in a row and 17 of 20....
Phoenix restaurant received a surprise visit by Kamala Harris during her visit to Arizona
PHOENIX – A restaurant owner preparing to feed a line of hungry customers isn’t anything new, unless you have the U.S. Secret Service vetting your restaurant first and your hungry customers are Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. That was what Adriana...
Diamondbacks Air Conditioning Overwhelmed by Arizona Heat Wave
The Diamondbacks have already been facing growing challenges with the 26-year-old Chase Field (above). Now climate change is uncomfortably adding to the list. While the MLB club has spent more than a year actively trying to develop a framework to upgrade the ballpark, a historically hot Phoenix summer has greatly taxed the facility’s air-conditioning system, in turn exacerbating the renovation needs.
Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as 'unborn human being' in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet
PHOENIX — (AP) — An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion can refer to a fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state's highest court ruled Wednesday. Arizona voters will get to...
Arizona voters will decide on right-to-abortion constitutional amendment in November
Voters in Arizona will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, titled Proposition 139, to provide a state constitutional right to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024. On Aug. 12, 2024, the office of Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) verified 577,971 signatures. Arizona for Abortion Access, the campaign supporting the initiative, said in a statement that this was the most verified signatures ever collected for a ballot initiative in Arizona.
Arizona 'microbusiness' loan program now available
(The Center Square) – Some small businesses in Arizona can now request small loans of $50,000 and under, the governor’s office announced last week. Dubbed the “Arizona Microbusiness Loan Program,” it uses $5 million in funding allocated from the legislature last year to distribute loans using partners financial institutions at the local level. A microbusiness in Arizona is defined as those with five or fewer employees, according to a news release. ...
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