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County spends $25M of Rescue Plan funds

12/15/2021
PHOENIX — Maricopa County has a ways to go before it spends all of its $435 in American Rescue Plan grant funds. Last week, the county’s Board of Supervisors approved about $25 million …

Arizona AG wants governor to call special session

11/15/2021
PHOENIX — With his legal challenges to vaccine and mask mandates rejected by a federal judge, Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Brnovich now wants Gov. Doug Ducey to order …

Feds want public ID of employee in vax challenge

11/9/2021
PHOENIX — Attorneys for the federal government are making a last-minute effort to make public the identity a federal employee who wants to challenge the president's vaccine mandate but does not …

Peoria councilwoman says police department is …

10/27/2021
Peoria Councilwoman Denette Dunn challenged the police department’s statement that the department’s sworn officer personnel is fully staffed during Tuesday’s meeting. Dunn …

Officials promise to do more about cattle in Verde

10/14/2021
PHOENIX — U.S. Forest Service officials have promised to do more to keep cattle out of more than 140 miles of the Verde River watershed. The agreement, approved by U.S. District Court Judge …

Feds to Ducey: COVID grants are not to penalize …

10/5/2021
PHOENIX — A key federal official is telling Gov. Doug Ducey he cannot use COVID grant dollars to penalize schools that impose mask mandates. And if Ducey doesn't fix the problem, he is …

Masks to remain optional on Deer Valley Unified …

9/28/2021
While an Arizona judge ruled Monday that a ban on public school mask mandates is unconstitutional, Deer Valley Unified School District will continue to make masks optional on campus, according to a district spokesperson.

New relief funds making way into Peoria

9/28/2021
The city of Peoria continues to have a number of programs underway to help those most affected by the pandemic thanks to federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Group wants judge to allow another look at San Pedro …

9/21/2021
Charging the federal government and Army are lying, environmental group asked a federal judge Tuesday to order them to take another look at how the operation of Fort Huachuca is affecting the San …

Appeals Court allows case for Arizona defense …

8/28/2021
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has given the go ahead for criminal defense attorneys in Arizona to challenge a state law that prohibits them from directly contacting crime victims. In a …

Scottsdale Airport funding reportedly part of …

8/16/2021
Scottsdale Airport could receive nearly $4 million in additional federal funding if the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act legislation becomes law, one Arizona senator says. The …

Salt River-Pima community awarded more than $610k for …

7/27/2021
Arizona senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema recently announced the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was awarded over $610,000 in federal grant resources investing in expanded transit options, including low and no-emission buses.