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Most Influential Women: Wendy Cohen, Kitchell
Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Wendy Cohen, president and CEO of Kitchell. 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.
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
Husband of AZ House candidate Lalani Hunsaker accused of assaulting GOP district chair
A local Republican official is accusing the husband of an Arizona House candidate of assaulting him at a legislative district meeting. Andrew Adams, the GOP chair of Legislative District 14 in Gilbert, said Nate Hunsaker headbutted him Monday night after Adams asked him to leave a district meeting. Hunsaker is the husband of Lalani Hunsaker, who is running for the Arizona House of Representatives.
Arizona mountain lion released back into the wild
A new video shows an Arizona mountain lion being released back into the wild. Wildlife officers captured the big cat on July 12 after it wandered onto the campus of the Tucson Medical Center. They tranquilized the mountain lion and put a GPS radio collar around its neck. It was released back into the wild on July 13 away from the Tucson area.
DNC pours $1.5M into Arizona Democratic Party as Republicans convene in Milwaukee
The Arizona Democratic Party will get a $1.5 million cash infusion from the Democratic National Committee, the party announced Monday. The money is part of a $15 million investment from the DNC to state parties in presidential battlegrounds including Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona. “We all...
News Bites: ‘Sunday Night Slow Jams,’ Riverside Communications, ‘The Mix Factory — Top 40.’
News Bites for July 17... … The Benztown-syndicated “Sunday Night Slow Jams” is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Creator, producer and host R Dub! first aired the show on July 17, 1994 when he was just 16 years old on a Tucson AM station. Today, “Sunday Night Slow Jams” is heard on over 200 radio stations in 14 countries and reaches over 3 million listeners per week. To mark the occasion, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero presented an official proclamation June 21 honoring “Sunday Night Slow Jams.” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria also presented an official proclamation in June from the City of San Diego in honor of the show’s 30th Anniversary. The show’s Tucson affiliate “97.5 The Vibe” held an anniversary party and concert last month hosted by R Dub! And featuring Hi-Fi and 112.
Allie Skaggs signs with Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball
Allie Skaggs, one of the most accomplished second basemen in Arizona softball history, will continue her playing career this summer with Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball. AU announced Wednesday morning that Skaggs will join the league for its five weeks of competition at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill., starting July 26.
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