Tribal Communities Create Own Broadband Networks

Native nations, often underserved by telecommunications services, are banding together to build broadband networks. Madyson Fitzgerald explains in Stateline, noting that “In 2020, more than 18% of people living on tribal lands didn’t have access to broadband technology, compared with about 4% of people living in non-tribal areas, according to a report from the U.S….

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Legislative panel says Arizona Commerce Authority must ‘revise and consolidate’

The Arizona Commerce Authority should be revised or consolidated, adding to doubt over the future of the state’s leading economic development agency. The Arizona Commerce Authority should be revised or consolidated, adding to doubt over the future of the state’s leading economic development agency. See the full article on Arizona’s economic indicators, or, read more…

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Will Arizona Legalize Its Tamale Black Market This Year?

Last year, Arizona nearly legalized one of its most beloved illicit markets: the sale of homemade tamales. House Bill 2509, which would’ve legalized the sale of “potentially hazardous” homemade goods containing perishable ingredients, passed both chambers of the Arizona Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support—but in a controversial move, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed it.This year,…

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