July 25, 2020

Education

AP-NORC poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening

Virtual instruction. Mandated masks. Physical distancing. The start of school will look very different this year because of the coronavirus — and that’s OK with the vast majority of Americans. Only about 1 in 10 Americans think daycare centers, preschools or K-12 schools should open this fall without restrictions, according to a new poll from

Politics

Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump has scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw more than 10,000 people to a pandemic hot spot to mark his renomination. Trump had already moved the convention’s public events out of North Carolina because of virus concerns.

Legal Beat

AZDPS Troopers Arrest Phoenix Man For Kidnapping and Homicide

On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at approximately 9:19 PM, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Operational Communication Center received a call of an unknown emergency regarding an injured person on the side of the road on westbound US 60 at milepost 116. When AZDPS troopers arrived on scene, they found two female juveniles with

Wildfires

Pine Fire Activity Diminished with Significant Rainfall

Location: Pine Mountain Wilderness-Verde Ranger District (T11N, R5E, SEC 35) Start Date: 07-12-20 Size: 2170 Percent Contained: 0% Cause: Lighting Vegetation: Grass, Brush, and Ponderosa Pine Summary: The Pine Fire received significant moisture  Thursday diminishing fire activity. Fire managers may have Air Attack fly over the fire to monitor and gather information within the fire

National

Gosar Applauds President Trump’s Rollback of Obama-Era AFFH Rule

U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson announced the termination of Obama’s 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, which took away decision-making from local communities: “Secretary Carson and President Trump have rightfully recognized the importance of rolling back Obama’s AFFH rule,

Taxes

IRS unveils ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of tax scams for 2020

The Internal Revenue Service today announced its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including Economic Impact Payments. This year, the Dirty Dozen focuses on scams that target taxpayers. The criminals behind these bogus schemes view everyone as potentially easy prey.

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