It's hard to ignore some stories, like the latest one from Investigative Reporter Craig Harris. It's that catch-all thing > Public-Private Partnerships
FRIENDS-AND-FAMILY CONNECTIONS
JOB-SHARING / OVER-LAPPING JURISDICTIONS/INCOME ON-THE-SIDE
Maricopa County Assessor in Fed Custody in Utah for possibly related crimes and fraud
[we might know the true story at this rate of trickle]
POLITICS & RELIGION
PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS: P3s
![AZ Charter School Paid Over $45M To Owner, Family]()
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
HIGHER EDUCATION
FRIENDS-AND-FAMILY CONNECTIONS
New financial records show that an East Valley charter school chain, American Leadership Academy, paid at over $45 million to companies owned by its founder, Glenn Way, or one of his relatives
JOB-SHARING / OVER-LAPPING JURISDICTIONS/INCOME ON-THE-SIDE
Maricopa County Assessor in Fed Custody in Utah for possibly related crimes and fraud
[we might know the true story at this rate of trickle]
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to suspend Assessor Paul Petersen, who is accused of running a human smuggling scheme involving pregnant women from the Marshall Islands brought to the U.S. to give birth for adoptions
POLITICS & RELIGION
The Mormon Church has been significantly involved in politics for generations, and in the age of Donald Trump, some of the church’s leaders have been more outspoken about the need for civil discussion and finding common ground
PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS: P3s
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to quash a proposal to create a 330-room Omni hotel and a 30,000-square-foot conference center on land that is owned by Arizona State University.
New financial records show that an East Valley charter school chain, American Leadership Academy, paid at over $45 million to companies owned by its founder, Glenn Way, or one of his relatives
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has said he’s open to local governments enacting ordinances that vary from state law, specifically in the areas of public health and safety
HIGHER EDUCATION
A new study shows that Arizona is the worst in the nation when it comes to rising college costs. The report put out by the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities revealed cuts to higher education and rising tuition pushes more costs onto students
PRIVATE PRISONS
Facing a rising prison population, Kansas has transferred 120 inmates inmates to a private prison in southern Arizona. The Kansas Department of Corrections said private prison operator Core Civic recently flew the medium- and maximum-custody inmates to its Saguaro facility in Eloy.
POLITICS: 3 OF ARIZONA'S CONGRESSMEN: Loops that's Debbie Lesko
On Wednesday, dozens of Republican members of Congress stormed the closed-door proceedings of the House impeachment inquiry at the U.S. Capitol. The standoff caused what some witnesses said was a five-hour delay before Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper could bring her testimony behind closed doors
