November 2017

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American Airlines
Travelers making holiday travel plans on American Airlines this December found a big lump of coal waiting for them online.
Nov. 30, 2017
Mesa Police Department
KJZZ has compiled the total monthly cost Mesa pays for all misdemeanor incarceration. Mesa is continuing to pay a decreasing amount to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office because inmates who were originally sentenced there were not moved after the contract took effect.
Nov. 29, 2017
Earlier this month, we told you about how the editors of Arizona Highways Magazine were on the hunt for a copy of the December 1930 edition. That interview led to the unearthing of a copy of that edition. It was in the collection of Dennis Chandler of Avondale, who joins me.
Nov. 29, 2017
food, waste, compost
Phoenix has a goal to divert 40 percent of its waste from landfills by 2020. The city recently announced it’s now at 30 percent.
Nov. 29, 2017
Arizona Opera implemented a creative plan a few years ago under its former general director to have the state and the Southwest seem more connected to the company. As part of that, the Arizona Bold initiative presented productions like "Arizona Lady" and "Riders of the Purple Sage."
Nov. 29, 2017
pencils
State funding for Arizona’s K-12 public schools remains below pre-recession levels. That’s according to a report by the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released today.
Nov. 29, 2017
The U.S. Energy Department is looking for a new manager for Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico. After bids are accepted, the new manager is expected to take over next October.
Nov. 29, 2017
North Korea flag
Concerns about the North Korean nuclear threat continue to grow. Earlier this week, that nation fired off another intercontinental ballistic missile test that landed in Japanese territory.
Nov. 29, 2017
Phoenix City Hall
The battle in government between cities and states is a common one around the country. In Arizona, Phoenix, Tempe and Bisbee — among others — have called on lawmakers to stop trying to micromanage some of their community decisions.
Nov. 29, 2017
Ill child
Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, ran out at the end of September, and Congress has not yet acted to re-authorize it.
Nov. 29, 2017

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