Arizona to create ‘workforce accelerators’ to train residents in rural areas for jobs
Arizona is going to create a network of sites designed to train residents in rural areas for the jobs that local employers need.
Kelly makes bid to help rural Arizona communities
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly has teamed up with Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to introduce legislation to stop a statistical change that could affect rural communities’ access to federal funds.
Fed funding for small Arizona cities at risk
Four Arizona communities may lose access to a host of federal funding if the White House changes the definition of “metropolitan statistical areas.”
Vetting panel chooses 5 finalists for IRC chair
The most powerful, unpaid political figure in Arizona for the next decade will either be a teacher, a businessman, an attorney for a public utility, a gun store owner or a psychologist-turned-life coach.
IRC chair – the state’s most important political figure
An aide to Gov. Doug Ducey, a former top attorney for the state’s largest utility company and a former attorney at the Goldwater Institute are among 39 applicants for the chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
Private drone test site launches in southern Arizona
Despite Arizona losing out on a federal contract to be a launching pad for drones, a group in the southern part of the state is going ahead with its plans for a private test site.