Day: April 6, 2019

AG’s office effectively kills sub-minimum wage bill

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Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley (D-Tucson) recently wrote for the blog, #AZ House Republicans Pass $7.25/hour Minimum Wage for Students (video): The worst vote of the 54th session has to be the Republican passage of the sub-minimum wage on Thursday. Rep. Travis Grantham’s HB2523 would allow employers to pay full time students, who work part time … Read more

Dustin Williams School Superintendant launches campaign against teen vaping

Vaping Menace Reaches into Tucson Grade Schools

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Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams said that the menace of nicotine vaping has now reached into the city’s grade schools. “They look exactly like flash drives,” he said. “The cartridges have the equivalent of an entire pack of cigarettes. So kids are walking around buying these, and selling them to friends at school. Vaping … Read more