Monthly Archives: January 2021

Arizona Interscholastic Association Votes to Cancel High School Winter Sports Season Due to Surging COVID-19  Cases

by on January 11, 2021 0
After three hours of discussions, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted 5 to 4 on Friday to cancel the high school winter sports season amid a continued surge in COVID-19 cases statewide. The board, during a special meeting held Friday morning, made the decision after a recommendation from a health advisory committee. High... Read More

Data Orbital Named Most Accurate Arizona Pollster in 2020

by on January 8, 2021 0
Arizona-based election pollsters, Data Orbital have been given an A/B rating by political data website FiveThirtyEight and a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers Transparency Initiative. Data Orbital’s final Presidential survey was accurate within 0.29% and their U.S. Senate survey was within 1.25%. Not all of these surveys were released publicly,... Read More

ADOT’s Weekend Freeway Travel Closure

by on January 8, 2021 0
A stretch of eastbound Loop 101 in north Phoenix is scheduled to be closed this weekend (Jan. 8-11) for freeway widening construction, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. A section of westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in the Chandler area will be restricted on Saturday, Jan. 9. Drivers should allow extra travel time... Read More

AG Brnovich Reaches Consumer Settlement with Alarm Monitoring Company

by on January 8, 2021 0
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced more than 600 Arizona consumers will receive restitution as part of a settlement with Guardian Protection Services (Guardian), a Pennsylvania-based alarm monitoring company. The settlement resolves claims that Guardian concealed material facts from consumers, including an “early termination fee” that required consumers to pay for months or even years of... Read More

Arizona Holiday DUI’s Down from 2019

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Arizona saw a decrease in the number of DUI citations during the December holiday season compared to 2019, according to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Officers arrested 1,729 people for DUI from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, which is down from the previous year’s total of 2,184. According to the report, 269... Read More

American Airlines Bans Emotional Support Animals

by on January 8, 2021 0
American Airlines is the second major U.S. airline company that is changing its policy on service animals. Beginning Jan. 11, the airline will no longer allow emotional support animals on its flights, American announced in a press release Tuesday. The move comes after the Department of Transportation revised their Air Carrier Access Act on... Read More