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The La Paz County Board of Supervisors submitted written support of U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema's bipartisan La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act. The letter came ahead of Wednesday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing. 

The county's Board of Supervisors wrote that Sen. Sinema's bill will create jobs and help facilitate a clean energy future for Arizona. 

Ahead of a Latinos For Trump gathering Monday in Phoenix, Arizona Latino leaders met on a Zoom call to say President Donald Trump has failed Latino families in his words and actions.

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
 

PHOENIX -- The state's high court late Thursday blocked Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes from telling voters how they can correct errors they make on their ballots.
In a brief order, the justices concluded that Fontes and his staff "exceeded their authority'' in including what amounts to a new instruction.

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services

CHANDLER -- Gov. Doug Ducey has no plans to use state resources to make up for the fact that more than 430,000 Arizonans will see their jobless benefits cut by more than half within weeks.
"It's on Congress,'' the governor said Thursday when asked about the rapidly depleting federal account which is providing unemployed Arizonans with an extra $300 a week.

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services

CHANDLER -- State officials are trying to stave off what they fear could be a spike in suicides, possibly linked to the COVID-19 outbreak and the depression that can go along with that among victims and family members.