Advertise with Googlier.com Iowa | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg Iowa | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 Former Arizona senator reports being molested while running in Iowa https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/11/10/former-arizona-senator-reports-being-molested-while-running-in-iowa/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:15:45 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=484105 A former United States senator from Arizona has said she was molested while jogging along the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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]]> Update: Adds information about a man being arrested for the alleged assault. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A man was arrested early Friday in the alleged assault of former U.S....

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]]> 484105 Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/09/01/election-workers-have-gotten-death-threats-and-warnings-they-will-be-lynched-the-us-government-says/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/09/01/election-workers-have-gotten-death-threats-and-warnings-they-will-be-lynched-the-us-government-says/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:18:18 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=482084 More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic threats against people who count and secure the vote.

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]]> WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/09/01/election-workers-have-gotten-death-threats-and-warnings-they-will-be-lynched-the-us-government-says/feed/ 0 482084 Maricopa County Republican Committee wants state GOP to cancel Arizona’s usual presidential preference elections https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/08/29/maricopa-county-republican-committee-wants-state-gop-to-cancel-arizonas-usual-presidential-preference-elections/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/08/29/maricopa-county-republican-committee-wants-state-gop-to-cancel-arizonas-usual-presidential-preference-elections/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:07:27 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=481992 The Maricopa County Republican Committee wants the state GOP to cancel Arizona's normal presidential preference election and instead hold its own vote -- one that would not include any mail-in balloting and would require anyone who wants to vote to show up and vote in-person on Election Day.

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]]> Corrections: Changes Jeff DeWit’s title to chairman of the Arizona GOP and eliminates duplicate words. The Maricopa County Republican Committee wants the state GOP to cancel Arizona’s normal presidential preference...

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]]> ClassWallet will continue to operate as the financial vendor for the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, the Office of the State Treasurer Arizona announced today.  The contract award comes as...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/08/01/classwallet-selected-to-keep-operating-as-financial-vendor-for-esa-program/feed/ 0 481213 Supreme Court nixes Biden plan for $430 billion in student-loan relief https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/03/supreme-court-nixes-biden-plan-for-430-billion-in-student-loan-relief/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/03/supreme-court-nixes-biden-plan-for-430-billion-in-student-loan-relief/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:02:42 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=480030 The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Biden administration student-debt relief plan that would have aided more than 40 million people, 916,000 of whom live in Arizona and currently hold a total of $32.6 billion in loans.

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]]> The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Biden administration student-debt relief plan that would have aided more than 40 million people, 916,000 of whom live in Arizona and currently...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/03/supreme-court-nixes-biden-plan-for-430-billion-in-student-loan-relief/feed/ 0 480030 Health records vindicate Arizona tamale vendors https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/06/14/health-records-vindicate-arizona-tamale-vendors/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/06/14/health-records-vindicate-arizona-tamale-vendors/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:35:01 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=479498 Home cooking scares Arizona health officials, but real-world evidence should put them at ease. A new investigation finds no confirmed illnesses related to homemade meals or snacks sold in the seven states with the broadest laws.

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]]> Home cooking scares Arizona health officials, but real-world evidence should put them at ease. A new investigation finds no confirmed illnesses related to homemade meals or snacks sold in the...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/06/14/health-records-vindicate-arizona-tamale-vendors/feed/ 0 479498 4 firms submit bids to run ESA program https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/26/4-firms-submit-bids-to-run-esa-program/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/26/4-firms-submit-bids-to-run-esa-program/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 18:45:42 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=478959 Four financial management companies put in proposals to run the state’s burgeoning Empowerment Scholarship Account program, the state treasury announced May 22.

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]]> Four financial management companies put in proposals to run the state’s burgeoning Empowerment Scholarship Account program, the state treasury announced May 22. The most recent ESA request for proposals is...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/26/4-firms-submit-bids-to-run-esa-program/feed/ 0 478959 GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/18/gop-states-targeting-diversity-equity-efforts-in-higher-ed/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/18/gop-states-targeting-diversity-equity-efforts-in-higher-ed/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:01:51 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=261943 Republican lawmakers in at least a dozen states have proposed more than 30 bills this year targeting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher education, an Associated Press analysis found using the bill-tracking software Plural.

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]]> Jay Devineni, right, a student at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, talks with fellow medical school student Supriya Vuda in the hallway of the...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/18/gop-states-targeting-diversity-equity-efforts-in-higher-ed/feed/ 0 261943 Arizona can still be the leader in school choice https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/14/arizona-can-still-be-the-leader-in-school-choice/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/14/arizona-can-still-be-the-leader-in-school-choice/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:37:23 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=261875 Now is the time for Arizona, my home state, to continue its role as the leader in the movement to provide increased educational opportunities for its students.

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]]> Last year, Arizona became a champion in education when it became the first state to pass universal school choice legislation. The Empowerment Scholarship Program was the...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/14/arizona-can-still-be-the-leader-in-school-choice/feed/ 0 261875 Iowa man pleads guilty in Arizona election threats case https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/14/iowa-man-pleads-guilty-in-arizona-election-threats-case/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/14/iowa-man-pleads-guilty-in-arizona-election-threats-case/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:50:29 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=261865 An Iowa man pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening two Arizona officials in messages that mentioned discredited allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.

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]]> An Iowa man has pleaded guilty to threatening two Arizona officials in messages that mentioned discredited claims of fraud in the 2020 election. (Deposit Photos) PHOENIX...

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