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Home Posts Tagged "Arizona"

MVD adds basic title transfers to online options

Apr 17th, 2018 · Comments:

For Queen Creek motorists, transferring a vehicle title may no longer require a visit to an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office, as a new online service is now available. MVD has unveiled the eTitle online service, which gives many customers the option to do this transaction on their computer, tablet or mobile […]

Chef O’Dowd to head Yucatan-inspired Las Palmas Cantina

Apr 10th, 2018 · Comments:

Julian Wright of Tempe’s Pedal Haus Brewery is opening a new restaurant in downtown Chandler in May. Las Palmas Cantina, 95 W. Boston, is to have the food, drink and relaxed coastal vibe of the Mexican Riviera. Chef Michael O’Dowd is returning to Phoenix to lead a sand-to-table menu that he describes as “Yucatan-inspired cuisine […]

Arizona Highways photo, license plate raise $3 million to fund magazine

Apr 4th, 2018 · Comments:

Arizona Highways magazine has raised more than $3 million from a specialty license plate featuring a photograph by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jack Dykinga. The license plate carries a photograph of a sunset at Saguaro National Park west of Tucson. Nearly 182,000 Arizona drivers have purchased the plate since its introduction in 2009. “We needed a […]

Search for Arizona Historical Society leader ends in Tucson

Apr 3rd, 2018 · Comments:

After a nationwide search, W. James Burns has been named the new executive director of the Arizona Historical Society. Mr. Burns comes to the Arizona Historical Society from the University of Arizona, where he served as director of the Center for Creative Photography and the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Previously, he served as […]

Supermarket survey finds Arizona egg prices down, cereal up in 1st quarter

Apr 2nd, 2018 · Comments:

Prices in the grocery aisles were up in the first quarter of 2018, a new survey showed. Leading the way was the increased cost of toasted oat cereal, according to the latest Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The total cost of 16 basic grocery items was $48.14, up $2.89 or about 6 percent more […]

March Madness points out need to know legal, illegal sports gambling

Mar 28th, 2018 · Comments:

Just as the NCAA tournament has been demonstrating the ups and downs of college basketball, state gaming officials said it is wise for social gamblers to understand the ins and outs of social gambling. Sports betting is illegal in Arizona, and while the Arizona Department of Gaming has a team ready to deal with that, […]

Secretary of State Michele Reagan: Registered Arizona voters dip

Mar 21st, 2018 · Comments:

The number of registered voters in Arizona has decreased by less than 1 percent, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office has reported. Of the state’s 3,610,377 voters, 1,258,994 are Republicans, 1,090,310 are Democrats and 1,223,219 have not designated an officially recognized party preference. Members of the Libertarian and Green parties make up a little less […]

Safety message contest voting period has been extended

Mar 21st, 2018 · Comments:

The voting period for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Safety Message Contest has been extended. Through March 26, the 15 message finalists can be viewed and votes can be cast at azdot.gov/signcontest. The voting period is being extended because last week, shortly after opening the contest voting period, ADOT’s website began experiencing issues that restricted […]

Arizona schools’ trust fund has record $6 billion market value

Mar 1st, 2018 · Comments:

State Treasurer Jeff DeWit announced Feb. 27 during the State Board of Investment meeting that the Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund, also referred to as the Schools’ Trust Fund, has hit a record market value of more than $6 billion. Even with increased distributions totaling more than $793 million to endowment beneficiaries, which is more […]

Flake joins McCain as Republicans line up behind Senate tax-cut plan

Dec 2nd, 2017 · Comments:

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake ended his holdout Friday and agreed to vote for the GOP tax-cut plan, joining fellow Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain and helping Republican leaders get the margin they needed to pass the bill. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would cut taxes by $1.4 trillion over 10 years, but would also add […]

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