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Arizona DPS increasing patrols on highway near Payson
Arizona’s Family
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June 20, 2025
Money can always be a intimidating topic, especially for children. But talking to your kids at an early age can set them up for success later on. And if you don’t talk to them, maybe someone else will, and that someone else could be advertisers or...
Arizona Spot Crowned 'Most Famous Restaurant' In The State
KFYI - Arizona
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Word of mouth and positive reviews can go a long way for drumming up business for a restaurant, so much so that an eatery can experience a boom in popularity almost overnight with a good word and viral social media post. Whether the establishment...
Arizona Senate passes $17.6B state budget
Daily Independent - Arizona
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PHOENIX - State senators gave final approval early Friday morning for what essentially amounts to a Goldilocks budget - one considered too big by some and too small by others. The 17-12 vote on the $17.6 billion spending plan was bipartisan, both...
Border wall project in southern Arizona raises environmental concerns
Arizona’s Family
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June 21, 2025
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — A new stretch of border wall is set to be built in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, with 27 miles planned through a remote and ecologically sensitive region. The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Fisher Sand...
Arizona Democrats schedule vote on fate of state party chairman
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 20, 2025
The Arizona Democratic Party will vote next month on whether to remove its new chairman from office. Some party members signed a petition calling for the vote to oust Chairman Robert Branscomb due to party infighting and financial issues....
Diamondbacks 3B Eugenio Suarez reaches 300 career home runs, joins elite company
Arizona Sports
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June 21, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez swatted his 300th career major league home run on Friday against the Colorado Rockies, becoming the 12th active player to join the elite club. Suarez hit two home runs in a 14-8 win, his third...
Arizona Senate Breathes New Life Into Bitcoin Reserve Bill!
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) In an intriguing turn of events, the Arizona Senate has breathed new life into a legislative proposition that could see the state holding a portion of its financial reserves in Bitcoin . This bold move underscores a...
SoftBank's Son Pitches $1 Trillion Arizona AI Hub
Slashdot
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June 21, 2025
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is envisaging setting up a $1 trillion industrial complex in Arizona that will build robots and artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Friday,...
Judge to decide if state must halt crackdown on hemp products in Arizona
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 21, 2025
After a hearing Friday, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge said he will decide next week whether to stop law enforcement from cracking down on certain hemp products while the case moves forward. Lawyers for the state and the Hemp Industry...
Massive stretch of games for the Royals as trade deadline looms
Sporting News
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June 21, 2025
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is July 31 at 4 p.m. ET. Teams are heading in many different directions as that date approaches. Much of what happens at the deadline will depend on how clubs perform over the next 30 games. Heading into...
Arizona Senate passes $17.6B state budget, sends it to House as deadline looms
KTAR - Arizona
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June 20, 2025
PHOENIX – The Arizona Senate passed a $17.6 billion state budget early Friday after a marathon voting session that started the previous day. The House must approve the Senate’s 2025-26 budget bill package before it can be sent to Democratic Gov....
Arizona accounting clerk sentenced to 5 years for embezzling from business, charity
KTAR - Arizona
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June 20, 2025
PHOENIX – An accounting clerk who embezzled over $100,000 from an Arizona charity organization and a local business was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, authorities said. In April, a jury found 38-year-old Prescott resident Sheena...
ASU-led project brings internet connection to thousands in Arizona
Arizona State University
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Hunter Amerine, a recent Arizona State University graduate, was at his job teaching people how to use the internet a few weeks ago when a man walked in and asked for help with a job application. “A lot of times, people are not used to how all of...
Colorado murder suspect arrested in Arizona; AI-generated scams on the rise | Nightly Roundup
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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PHOENIX - From a Colorado murder suspect arrested in Arizona, to a man's disappearance after checking into a mental health facility, and the Arizona attorney general partnering with the Better Business Bureau to educate the public about AI scams,...
Financially challenged Arizonans aren’t alone — how Community Action Agencies are helping
Peoria Independent - Arizona
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By Kelly McGowan | Wildfire When economic uncertainties mount, Arizona families face impossible choices around housing, food, utilities and employment. Help is out there, though many don’t know it — a quiet but vital network working in...
Former Central Arizona Project chief named to lead Bureau of Reclamation
The Gazette - Colorado
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Ted Cooke, formerly general manager of the Central Arizona Project, has been chosen to lead the federal Bureau of Reclamation. His nomination was announced Monday via a submission to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. No hearing...
Stocks lower amid mixed Iran headlines, while bonds gain on Dove Waller - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Zero Hedge
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SNAPSHOT: Equities down, Treasuries up, WTI up, Brent down, Dollar flat. REAR VIEW: Iran ready to discuss limitations on its uranium enrichment, but, zero enrichment will undoubtedly be rejected; EU/E3/Iran meeting yields little progress, but to...
Senate bill seeks Treasury-led task force on AI financial scams
FedScoop - Washington D.C.
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June 20, 2025
A congressional crackdown on deepfakes continued this week with the introduction of a bipartisan Senate bill targeting financial scams that leverage artificial intelligence to trick people out of their money. The Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act...
Arizona Celebration of Freedom returns with fireworks and festivities
SE Valley Times - Arizona
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June 19, 2025
The 16th Annual Willmeng Arizona Celebration of Freedom is set to take place on Friday, July 4, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Mesa. This event is a major Independence Day festival in the state and offers various attractions for attendees. A...
Arizona Senate approves $17B state budget — but House leader declares it dead
The Arizona Daily Star
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PHOENIX — With bipartisan support, and bipartisan opposition, senators gave final approval early Friday to a $17.6 billion state spending plan for the coming year. And then they went home, declaring the legislative session that began Jan. 13 to be...