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Arizona job creation hits record 24,285 in 2025, fueled by $31B in investment
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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July 10, 2025
Following an unprecedented streak of record-setting years, Arizona’s job creation record in 2025 reached new heights. In the 12-month Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) that ended June 30, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and local economic development...
Arizona Ranked One Of 10 Worst States To Live In
KWCD - Arizona
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July 10, 2025
In the latest WalletHub study on the best states to live in, Arizona was ranked in the bottom ten. Again. Are you getting tired of seeing our state maligned by these so-called studies? Arizona is ranked in ten worst places to live. Arizona has...
ZestyAI’s SCS suite gets regulatory approval in Arizona
Life Insurance International
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July 11, 2025
ZestyAI has secured approval from The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions for its Severe Convective Storm (SCS) suite, a set of AI-powered risk assessment models. The suite includes the Z-HAIL, Z-WIND, and Z-STORM models....
An Arizona man is handing out bottled water to neighbors in extreme heat. His HOA is fining him $100 every time
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Arizona sees record-breaking economic growth with new job creation
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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July 9, 2025
Following a series of record-setting years, Arizona's economic development efforts have reached new heights in Fiscal Year 2025. The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and local economic development agencies collaborated with companies to create a...
UCLA Study: Duration of Heat Waves Accelerating Faster Than Global Warming
Pasadena Now - California
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While millions of Americans swelter under heat warnings from the National Weather Service, new research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each...
Arizona Sonoran Closes C$5.8 Million Private Placement with Hudbay Minerals
Financial Post
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July 10, 2025
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained or incorporated by reference in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” and ” “forward-looking information” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within...
Arizona students evacuated from Israel recount terror of missiles, sirens and brush with war
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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July 10, 2025
PHOENIX – At sunrise, sirens blared. Students jolted awake, barefoot and disoriented, racing down stairwells into bomb shelters. Some still wore pajamas. Their long-awaited heritage trip to Israel had become a crash course in crisis response. Liah...
Arizona’s skyrocketing insurance rates make home ownership even more expensive
KTAR - Arizona
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July 9, 2025
PHOENIX — While rising home prices and mortgage rates have taken center stage over the last few years, insurance premiums are also contributing to housing affordability challenges in Arizona. Arizona’s home insurance rates increased by more than...
Border wall waiver sparks lawsuit in Arizona
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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July 11, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Protecting borderland wildlife is the mission of the groups now suing to stop further construction of the border wall in Arizona. After the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the wall will be...
Wildlife experts worry about San Rafael Valley border wall impact
KVOA - Arizona
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Plans for a new border wall in the San Rafael Valley are sparking criticism from wildlife experts who warn it could disrupt critical animal migration routes. The Trump administration aims to construct 24.7 miles of new...
Education over incarceration: Arizona’s new path to reentry
Daily Independent - Arizona
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Arizona is the latest state to join a growing movement focused on transforming incarceration through education. Through a new Community of Practice launched by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association and the Vera Institute of...
Arizona AG Silent as Deadline Nears to Respond to Allegations of Misappropriation of Phoenix Taxpayer Funds
The Arizona Sun Times
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July 9, 2025
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes faces a July 20 deadline to respond to the Goldwater Institute’s demand for action regarding a series of allegations that the City of Phoenix illegally distributed at least $28.5 million in taxpayer funds to...
Arizona teen who loves animals, sci-fi is looking for a loving home
Arizona’s Family
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July 9, 2025
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Life is not easy in foster care, ask anyone who has been there. That is why an outing to the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium is a breath of fresh air for 15-year-old Luis. Luis loves animals and is very inquisitive. He had a...
Ott adds to Suns coaching staff, lands Arizona graduate
AZ Central - Arizona
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LAS VEGAS – New Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott continues to build his coaching staff with the addition of Orlando Magic assistant Jesse Mermuys, league sources confirm to The Arizona Republic. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news of...
University of Arizona's meteorological network aids in national weather forecasting
Tucson Standard - Arizona
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July 10, 2025
If you use a weather app to track monsoon storms, you might be relying on data from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. The Arizona Meteorological Network (AZMet), managed by Jeremy Weiss, provides crucial weather data to the National...
Arizona experts give tips on how to avoid rattlesnake bites
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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Chances are the rattlesnake you encountered on your hike or in your driveway was headed to work. Like humans, snakes have their routines. They forage for breakfast, meet up with potential mates and tuck in for the night, just like we do. Although...
Arizona is Primed to be the First State with Flying Cars
KWCD - Arizona
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July 9, 2025
The future isn't exactly what we imagined. From Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner we were promised a 21st Century full of unbelievable technology and ease. Poster for 2001: A Space Odyssey Credit: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer &...
Arizona State’s athletic director discusses NIL settlement impact
The Tempe Tribune - Arizona
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Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini was adamant that the turbulent collegiate landscape won’t negatively impact the university. “We want all 26 of our sports to be able to continue to grow and thrive in this environment,” Rossini said....
‘Downright Evil’: US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse blasts fossil fuel companies in CCNow Newsmaker Interview
Covering Climate Now
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July 10, 2025
The Democratic Party and the climate movement have been “too cautious and polite” and should instead be denouncing the fossil fuel industry’s “huge denial operation,” US senator Sheldon Whitehouse said in a sit down interview this week. “The...