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Arizona's University Presidents Unite To Call For USMCA Ratification
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- Published: 14 September 2019 14 September 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - In coordination with the national USMCA Day of Action, Governor Ducey today released letters of support from the presidents of Arizona's three public universities. The letters from Arizona State University President Michael Crow, Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins highlight the significant economic and strategic impact USMCA would have for Arizona and the critical need for the U.S. Congress to ratify it now.
Getting More School Counselors, SROs Into Schools Faster
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- Published: 14 September 2019 14 September 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - The FY 2020 budget allows schools to access $20 million in funding for more school counselors and SROs through a grant program administered by the Department of Education. The new dollars were a top priority of Governor Ducey, who proposed the first-ever dedicated funding for school counselors in the FY 2019 executive budget.
AZ Man Convicted of Internet Sex Crimes Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
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- Published: 14 September 2019 14 September 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Alan Dain Rodriguez, 37, of Litchfield Park, will spend 11 years in prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry K. Stephens also sentenced Rodriguez to lifetime probation upon his release from prison.
New Improvements to Sandbox Law and Announcement of Involvement in ACFIN
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- Published: 14 September 2019 14 September 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich Tuesday highlighted several improvements to Arizona’s FinTech Sandbox program that are now in effect as the result of legislation passed this past session.
Former School Superintendent Indicted for Misuse of Public Monies
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- Published: 14 September 2019 14 September 2019
Apache Junction, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted the former superintendent of Apache Junction Unified School District for Theft and Misuse of Public Monies. 49-year-old Chad Wilson is accused of awarding school administrators more than $133,000 in unauthorized compensation.
Multistate Antitrust Investigation of Google
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- Published: 14 September 2019 14 September 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Tuesday that he is part of an Executive Committee leading a nationwide antitrust investigation of tech giant Google’s business practices. Arizona along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 48 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will investigate Google’s dominant control of online advertising and search traffic that may be harming consumers and publishers.
Statement from the President on
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Washington, DC - Hamza bin Ladin, the high-ranking al-Qa’ida member and son of Usama bin Ladin, was killed in a United States counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region.