The expanded child tax credit was signed into law in March, increasing the potential maximum payout in 2021 to $3,600 for children under the age of 6 and $3,000 for children between the ages of 6 and 17.
Kroger Health is giving away $5 million, reflecting a $1 million winner each week for five weeks, as well as 50 “groceries for a year,” 10 each week for five weeks.
Deal would keep higher-earning taxpayers from directly having to pay a new 3.5% surcharge to fund schools by capping their maximum tax at the current top rate of 4.5% and using general fund cash to pay schools the difference.
Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Taijaun Walker is reported to be the first known and active Major League Baseball player to create and sell a piece of digital art through a non-fungible token.
According to HB 2770, “a business in this state is not required to enforce on its premises a mask mandate that is established by this state, a city, a town or county or any other jurisdiction of this state”.
Rescindment of this amendment also reinstates all temporarily suspended sign regulations in the town of Marana, which were in effect due to Mayor Ed Honea’s Proclamation of Local Emergency.
School districts across the state will have flexibility on how the federal funding will be spent. Leaders are required to submit reports, detailing how they’re spending it and those reports will be public.
Sheila Merriman said it’s become a problem recently. “They’re just saying their vaccinated thinking it’s going to get them into the door,” said Merriman.
Tucson lost 34,000 jobs at the beginning of the pandemic and most have never come back, but this stimulus, according to experts, may be enough to start bringing them back.
On March 5, AZ Gov. Ducey issued an executive order easing COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and sports, but county health officials say it's important to maintain vigilance over virus spread.
On Feb. 11, The MUSD Governing Board unanimously approved a recommendation to raise the pay for substitute teachers to $140/day, and $165/day for long-term commitments.
A report released Thursday by the Office of Economic Opportunity projects employment will increase by over 325,000 jobs during the two-year period now approaching the halfway point.
Five local organizations will receive a total of over $250,000 in grants to help meet the need of education and emotional health needs of children in Pima County.
