Yuma News
National Governors Association Selects Arizona For Policy Academy On Election Cybersecurity
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- Published: 19 July 2019 19 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Recognizing Arizona’s bipartisan leadership in cybersecurity, the National Governors Association (NGA) has selected Arizona along with five other states to participate in the NGA’s policy academy on electioncybersecurity operations. Through the program, Arizona will receive technical assistance from NGA staff to develop, implement and scale training and best practices throughout the state to improve coordination between election officials and reduce cyber-related risks ahead of the 2020 election.
Arizona Thanks Firefighter Crews On The Front Lines
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- Published: 19 July 2019 19 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - As wildfire season continues, Arizona continues to take aggressive and proactive steps to keep people, pets and property safe.
Arizona Schools Showing Rapid Gains
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- Published: 19 July 2019 19 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - According to a recent report released by the National Assessment Governing Board, Arizona schools have made incredible progress on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) over the last 12 years.
Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Against Insys Founder and Former Executives Filed
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- Published: 19 July 2019 19 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed an Arizona Consumer Fraud Act lawsuit Wednesday against three former executives of opioid manufacturer Insys Therapeutics Inc., which is based in Chandler. The lawsuit alleges that the three named defendants, including the founder of the company, engaged in a fraudulent marketing scheme designed to increase the sales of Insys’s flagship drug, Subsys, a highly addictive opioid prescription drug that contains fentanyl.
Arizona Attorney General's Office to Distribute Over $200,000 to Victims of Alleged “Toner Pirate” Scam
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- Published: 19 July 2019 19 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich's office is distributing the first installment of over $200,000 to victims of an alleged “toner pirate” scam run by James R. Deremiah and his businesses INT Sourcing LLC and Premiere Office Supplies LLC.
$10 Million Settlement with Premera Blue Cross in Data Breach Investigation
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- Published: 19 July 2019 19 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich, along with his counterparts in 29 other states, announced a $10 million settlement with health insurer Premera Blue Cross. The settlement resolves a multistate investigation relating to the company’s 2014/15 data breach, which exposed the protected health information and other personal information of more than 10.4 million consumers nationwide.
Until We Win by Linda Newbery - History Matters
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- Published: 18 July 2019 18 July 2019
Yuma, Arizona - The story goes that abolitionists Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. Because they were women, they were barred from full participation. This is said to have prompted Mott and Stanton to birth America’s women’s rights movement.