Governor Doug Ducey today announced $3,575,000 to support programs that help Arizonans and small businesses recover financially from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This past year has brought extraordinary challenges on Arizonans and businesses across the state, and we are committed to helping them get back on their feet,” said Governor Ducey. “We’re...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich today filed an amended complaint expanding his lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration’s unconstitutional and illegal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, adding claims against the federal contractor and federal employee requirements. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is asking the U.S. District Court in Arizona to grant a temporary restraining order and nationwide...
Read MoreAfter hearing from the public Thursday evening, the Tempe city council made the decision to move forward with preliminary plans to change the name of several streets and parks. The Tempe History Museum recently made an unsettling discovery that many of the Tempe streets such as Hudson Drive, Hudson Lane and Laird Street, Hudson Park,...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich announced that a State Grand Jury has indicted 13 individuals and 14 related business entities on criminal charges of Illegal Control of an Enterprise, Theft, Conspiracy, and Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices. The accused persons and businesses listed below are alleged to have fraudulently billed the state’s Medicaid agency, Arizona Health Care Cost...
Read MoreOnce a marine, always a marine. A brave customer, who just also happens to be former U.S. Marine disarmed a robbery suspect at a Yuma gas station on Wednesday morning, ending the threat in a matter of seconds. Officials say the incident took place Wednesday at a Chevron gas station near I-8 and Fortuna Road...
Read MoreGovernor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Economic Security announced on Friday the Department will provide a total of $36 million to support eligible households in need of temporary utility assistance and ensure continuity of services. “The team at the Arizona Department of Economic Security continues to find new and innovative ways to...
Read MorePlans are underway for mall operator Vestar to break ground on three new open-air shopping centers in the Phoenix Metro area. Two new malls will be soon underway in Queen Creek and one is coming to Peoria. All of the new projects are on undeveloped land and the projects are scheduled to be completed...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich is asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Facebook’s alleged facilitation of human smuggling at Arizona’s southern border and stop its active encouragement and facilitation of illegal entry. General Brnovich wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after media reports detailed how human smugglers and drug cartels use the platform to advertise...
Read MoreAs inflation in the U.S. jumps, Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits in 2022. Millions of retirees will see the biggest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 39 years. According to estimates released Wednesday by the Social Security Administration, the COLA increase amounts to $92 a month for the average retired worker. The...
Read MoreThe United States has announced plans to reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month. This opening will end a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to enter the country, all international visitors will need to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. The new rules to be announced Wednesday will...
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