Phoenix-area light rail riders will need patience in the coming weeks as a reduced schedule goes into effect across the system to accommodate Tempe Streetcar construction. All trains will be scheduled to arrive at stations every 24 minutes throughout the service day from this Saturday until Jan. 5. That gap between trains is twice...
Read MoreLawmakers have agreed to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and repeal three health care taxes designed to help pay for the Affordable Care Act as part of the sweeping year-end spending agreement, according to multiple people involved. The restriction on tobacco sales has long been a...
Read MoreThe U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of people for temporary jobs across the country. There are 14,000 positions available in Arizona. The local Census Bureau offices are mainly looking for field workers and field supervisors. The field workers are responsible for going door to door and helping those who haven’t responded to the...
Read MoreMaricopa County election officials plan to introduce a new way to resolve voter errors on ballots in the 2020 election season, an effort that could speed up the announcement of election results. But the county can’t use a new, faster method for resolving voter errors unless the process is approved by Attorney General Mark...
Read MoreSeasonal closures were placed at various public land and water areas around Arizona due to the start of the bald eagle breeding season. Areas around the Verde River, Tonto Creek, Salt River, Horseshow Lake, Lake Pleasant and Lynx Lake will be affected from now until June. According to a news release from the Arizona...
Read MoreAirbnb, an online home-sharing company, announced last week that $23.1 million in tax revenue in Arizona has been generated through October by its community. The number with a few months left to count in 2019 represents more than a third of the $53.3 million in tax revenue generated in the state since Airbnb began...
Read MoreMoney that’s supposed to be used for services benefiting inmates will go to pay for new locks in Arizona prisons next year. State lawmakers have approved $4 million to pay for the locks, as well as new air conditioning and fire safety systems. David Shinn, director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, requested the...
Read MoreGovernor Doug Ducey will kick off the opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in Phoenix on Wednesday, December 18, marking the culmination of the largest single freeway project in Arizona history – finished three years early and with $100 million in savings through an innovative partnership. Joining Governor Ducey for the announcement at the...
Read MoreThe desire to impact world health and give back to others has led a Gilbert-based company to help feed children in Kenya. In 2018, global health and wellness company Isagenix International launched the ISA Foundation so it could strategically expand its charitable efforts by partnering with multiple nonprofit organizations. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit’s mission is...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Transportation said Wednesday it will change the way customers receive license plates, registration tabs and other documents in 2020. Starting in January, those items will only be sent in the mail. Customers will not be able to get them at a Motor Vehicle Division location or third-party office. “We are...
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