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1. Employees from Stevens-Leinweber Construction gathered in June to support Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels, assembling comfort packs, superhero capes, cards and craft kits through a MyCompanyCares event. Awards & Accolades. 2. Bettina Hunt of Colliers in Arizona has been named to GlobeSt.’s Women of Influence Class of 2024 in the...
Most Influential Women: Christine Ehrich, Axis for Autism
Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Christine Ehrich, CEO for Axis for Autism. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
US census takers to conduct test runs in Colorado 4 years before 2030 count
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Six places in the South and West will host practice runs for the next U.S. head count in 2030. The census helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado.; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, will be encouraged to fill out practice census questionnaires in the spring of 2026. Census Bureau officials said Monday that they hope the tests will help ensure that in 2030, they count the people who were missed in the 2020 census.
Arizona officials warning about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus
Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus spread by rodents to humans, is causing an increase in a potentially fatal lung syndrome. There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths in the past six months, according to a recent health alert. Most cases of hantavirus are...
Arizona Man Receives 90-month Federal Prison Term For Shipping Meth To New Hampshire By Mail
A Federal Court has sentenced Michael Bowling, a 49-year-old resident of Arizona, to 90 months in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The drugs were shipped to New Hampshire, and Bowling was found guilty of the crime. On Monday, the federal court in...
Schools should consult lawyer about whether to follow new Title IX rules, Horne says
The Arizona Department of Education urged schools to consult their lawyers before following federal regulations that seek to expand sex-based discrimination protections to members of the LGBTQ+ community. Those federal protections will require schools to let students access bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity regardless of biological sex. Courts...
School vouchers intended to save taxpayer money blew a massive hole in Arizona's budget
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In 2022, Arizona pioneered the largest school voucher program in the history of education. Under a new law, any parent in the state, no matter how affluent, could get a taxpayer-funded voucher worth up to tens of thousands of dollars to spend on private school tuition,...
Ahwatukee triple murder suspect had stints on probation in Arizona and California
PHOENIX — The lengthy criminal history of a triple murder suspect in Ahwatukee is coming into focus, including stints on probation in Arizona and California. 12News has uncovered some alarming circumstances where his criminal behavior continued while on state supervision. Chase Christman, 30, has been charged with three counts...
AZ Supreme Court: school districts can't recoup desegregation taxes
PHOENIX -- School districts that spend money on court-ordered desegregation programs are not entitled to get reimbursed by the state, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices said state lawmakers did nothing wrong in 2018 when they said such costs were the sole responsibility of district residents and not of taxpayers across the state.
Arizona high school football 2024: The Republic's Top 15 offensive lines
Arizona is becoming known for producing great offensive linemen. There are so many spread out all over the state. Teams stacked in the trenches generally go the furthest in the playoffs. After ranking the Top 15 receiving corps for the 2024 high school football season, The Arizona Republic this week ranks the Top...
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