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Building Arizona’s Infrastructure Of The Future
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona is growing rapidly, and our state’s infrastructure needs to keep up. Arizona’s fiscally conservative, balanced budget invests a total of $283 million to build Arizona’s infrastructure of the future.
Arizona Tax Reform Plan
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona Tax Reform plan represents the most significant tax reform for individuals in the last 30 years, making Arizona’s tax code simpler and more fair. The plan builds on the already substantial tax relief passed as part of President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, while protecting investments in the things that matter and prioritizing middle and low-income earners.
Governor Ducey Orders Flags At Half-Staff To Honor Phoenix Firefighter
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey Wednesday ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, Thursday, May 23, 2019, to honor Phoenix Firefighter Brian Beck Jr. On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Firefighter Beck passed away after battling occupational-related cancer. Beck, a third-generation firefighter, served at the Phoenix Fire Department for eight years.
5 Things To Know About Arizona’s Budget
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - Legislative leaders in the Arizona House and Senate have reached an agreement with the Governor’s Office on a final budget plan for Fiscal Year 2020. The fiscally conservative, balanced budget invests in the things that matter like fulfilling pay raises for teachers, providing salary increases for law enforcement personnel, upgrading Arizona’s roads and bridges and more, while remaining structurally balanced and securing Arizona’s fiscal future.
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O’Callaghan Delivers Remarks at 36th National Missing Children's Day Ceremony
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
Washington, DC - Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O’Callaghan Delivers Remarks at 36th National Missing Children's Day Ceremony:
Former Georgia County Commissioner Indicted on Extortion and Bribery Charges
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
Atlanta, Georgia - A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has returned a three-count indictment against a former commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia, for extorting bribe payments from a DeKalb County subcontractor. Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division made the announcement.
Louisiana Couple Pleads Guilty to Criminal Civil Rights Charges for Abusing Woman With Disabilities
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- Published: 26 May 2019 26 May 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana - Raylaine Knope, 42, and Terry J. Knope II, 45, pleaded guilty Monday in the Eastern District of Louisiana to criminal civil rights charges arising from their abuse of an adult woman with cognitive disabilities. Both defendants pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain forced, unpaid household labor and services from the victim, identified as “D.P.” Raylaine Knope also pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and one count of misprision of a felony.