Local Government

Reaction to the Biden/Harris Administration Announcing $59 Million for High Speed Rural Broadband Across Arizona

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Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed last year, rural area residents and businesses in Arizona will be receiving $59 million for expanding high-speed internet broadband. In a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Arizona Development Director and former Democratic Legislative Leader Charlene Fernandez, discussing this development that will lift people up and … Read more

Leaders in Arizona Sustainability Praise the Pro Environmental and Job Creating Measures of The Inflation Reduction Act

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Arizona Leaders in Sustainability love the $385 billion in pro-environmental and job-creating provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Those include: $235 billion in climate and energy tax credits in spending. $40 billion in clean manufacturing tax credits. $30 billion for clean energy technology. $30 billion for clean electricity grants and loans. $30 billion … Read more

Educator and Parent Kerry Baker Wants to Lift All Students Up as a Member of the Paradise Valley Unified School Board

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Educator and mother Kerry Baker would bring much-needed experience, if elected, to the Paradise Valley Unified School District Governing Board. She brings the experience and perspectives of an elementary and special education instructor. She brings the experience of a mother of children who are in both elementary and secondary grades. Furthermore, she brings the vital … Read more

Mayor Kate Gallego, the Phoenix City Council, and Maricopa County Community Colleges Launch Route to Relief

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With seven million dollars from American Rescue Plan COVID relief funding, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, the Phoenix City Council, and Maricopa County Community Colleges have launched the Route to Relief Program, an education initiative that will both help post-secondary students impacted by the Coronavirus and provide highly skilled workers to the industries that are propelling … Read more