Perhaps good things are on the horizon for Arizona’s economy. A payroll company recently reported that Arizona now leads the nation in small business job growth. The Small Business Employment Watch from Paychex, who serves approximately 350,000 clients, shows Arizona’s small business jobs index is at 101.72 after rising 1.32% last month, good for fourth-best in...
Read MorePhoenix police have confirmed that Arizona state Senator Tony Navarrete has been arrested on allegations of having sexual conduct with a child. Tony Navarrete, a Democrat that serves Arizona’s 30th District, which covers parts of west Phoenix and Glendale, was arrested on Thursday. Investigators said the crimes occurred in 2019 but wouldn’t release any other details....
Read MoreUS health officials are warning people not to eat raw cake batter as they investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to cake mix. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that as of July 27, 16 people in 12 states have been reported to have been infected with the same strain of the...
Read MoreAs Spirit Airlines grapples with a series of issues including tech outages and staffing shortages, the airline has canceled more than 1,300 flights since Sunday. In their release they announced that cancellations should ease in the days to come as it reboots its operation. As of Thursday, that does not seem to be the case. The Florida-based carrier...
Read MoreFeeling lucky? Under Arizona’s new tribal gaming compact, casinos in and around metro Phoenix have started to roll out Las Vegas-style gambling options. On Friday, Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass in Chandler will officially debut craps, baccarat and roulette. Gila River’s other casinos, Lone Butte in Chandler and Vee Quiva in the...
Read MoreMcDonald’s will now require all its customers and staff to wear a mask in its all of their US restaurants, regardless of vaccination status, the company announced on Monday. “McDonald’s asks every customer entering our restaurants to wear a mask or face covering as a safety step based on the most recent guidance from the...
Read MoreArizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Monday that his office (AGO), the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA), and public utilities are launching a program to combat utility gift card scams across the state. Arizona utility companies receive hundreds of calls every week from customers who’ve reported being targeted by scammers pressuring them to pay a bill...
Read MoreArizona’s largest hospital system has once again tightened visitor restrictions in Arizona as COVID-19 statistics are on the rise. According to their press release on Monday, Banner Health will limit one visitor per patient per day in four Arizona counties where the virus is more prevalent, including Maricopa and Pinal. Two visitors per patient...
Read MoreKroger and Walmart among other retailers are updating their mask policies in light of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC announced last week that it’s now recommending that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in public, indoor spaces in areas where there is substantial or high...
Read MoreThe cities of Flagstaff, Peoria, Phoenix, Tempe, and Tucson will reinstatement the requirement for people to wear masks when inside city-owned buildings and facilities, such as libraries and aquatic facilities. The requirement will include those who are vaccinated and those who have not been vaccinated. In response to an increase in the B.1.617.2 Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, the...
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