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State Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Saturday March 08, 2025 ( 8 items )  

ACA Announces Nick Capozzi As New State Broadband Director
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * ACA Announces Nick Capozzi As New State Broadband Director PHOENIX, AZ (March 7, 2025) -- The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced that Nick Capozzi will serve as Arizona's new State Broadband Director. Capozzi replaces Sandip Bhowmick, who has served in the position since February 2022 and is departing for a role in the private sector. "We're excited to welcome Nick in   more

Attorney General Mayes Demands Answers on Veterans and Spouses Fired by Trump Administration
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Answers on Veterans and Spouses Fired by Trump Administration PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, has sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding information on how many veterans and their spouses   more

Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes tonight joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states  more

Attorney General Mayes Successfully Resolves Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit against Hardware Retailer
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Successfully Resolves Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit against Hardware Retailer PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office has secured a Consent Decree to successfully resolve a public enforcement employment discrimination lawsuit against Precision Tool & Construction Supply, Inc. ("Precisio  more

Bristol University Press: Welcome to New Editors of Voluntary Sector Review
BRISTOL, England, March 8 -- Bristol University Press issued the following statement on March 6, 2025: * * * Welcome to new Editors of Voluntary Sector Review We are pleased to introduce two new Co-Editors in Chief of Voluntary Sector Review, Lindsay Findlay-King of Northumbria University, UK and Oto Potluka of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Lindsay and Oto are joining Lili Wang of Arizona State University, USA, who is now the Lead Co-Editor in Chief. We are pleased to introduce two n  more

Holland & Hart Advises Copia Power on $1.71B Construction Loan for Maricopa Energy Center in Arizona
DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Holland & Hart Advises Copia Power on $1.71B Construction Loan for Maricopa Energy Center in Arizona Holland & Hart advised Copia Power (Copia), an energy transition company committed to developing, constructing, and owning large-scale infrastructure assets in the US, on its recently announced execution of a $1.71 billion debt facility to fund the construction of its Maricopa Energy Center projects in  more

IN THE STATES: Democrats Hold Trump and Republicans Accountable While Fighting for Working Families Arrow
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Hold Trump and Republicans Accountable While Fighting for Working Families Arrow This week, Democrats left no room for doubt: Donald Trump's first six weeks in office have been disastrous for American families. As a preview to Donald Trump's rambling Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, the DNC laid out the impacts of Donald Trump's harmful policies state by state. *   more

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication: With Talent and Passion, Shondiin Mayo, an ICT Fellow, Covers Indigenous People Around the Country
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: * * * With talent and passion, Shondiin Mayo, an ICT Fellow, covers Indigenous people around the country By Henry Smardo With an upbringing in a rural Alaskan village, Shondiin Mayo, an Athabascan and Navajo Native, has a deep passion for covering Indigenous communities around the country, especially those in her home state. In partnership with the   more