Arizona is set to receive a $95 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program.The funding is for an expansion of Interstate 10 to improve the safety and conditions on the 26-mile stretch of highway located within the boundaries of the Gila River Indian Community south of Phoenix….
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….
On the Hopi Reservation’s more than 1.5 million acres of desert landscape in northeast Arizona, most residents live in villages atop arid mesas. Below ground, there’s a network of copper wires that provides telephone and internet service. Hopi Telecommunications in 2004 bought the company that had installed them, but has been struggling ever since to upgrade the…
(TNS) — On the Hopi Reservation’s more than 1.5 million acres of desert landscape in northeast Arizona, most residents live in villages atop arid mesas.Below ground, there’s a network of copper wires that provides telephone and internet service. Hopi Telecommunications in 2004 bought the company that had installed them, but has been struggling ever since…
Budgets. Know anyone not thinking about theirs these days?I can tell you that at the Capitol, the budget is on the minds of everyone. As the second regular session of the 56th Arizona Legislature commences, lawmakers are facing the job of balancing a budget that went from a surplus to an expected shortfall in less…
Improvements are coming to State Route 88, a highway northeast of the Phoenix area. The highway was damaged by flooding in 2019, which made it extremely difficult to reach several popular spots in that part of the state. FOX 10’s Brian Webb reports. Posted 11 hours ago [wpts_spin]{Read|See} the {entire|full} article {on|about} infrastructure development in Arizona,…
PHOENIX — Another round of highway closures is scheduled for this weekend. Be sure to prepare yourself before hitting the road!The following highways will be closed, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation:Southbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) closed between Princess Drive/Pima Road and Shea Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday (Jan. 15) for the recently…
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — a disaster that wreaked havoc disproportionately on Arizona households and businesses — state leaders established the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) with the goal of recharging and diversifying our economy to better withstand future downturns.The ACA, which was created by then-Republican Gov. Jan Brewer along with a…
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Calling it a “problem-riddled agency,’’ a senator wants the state to abolish the Arizona Commerce Authority.State Sen. Jake Hoffman, a Queen Creek Republican, says the agency has “ballooned into the epicenter for waste, mismanagement and luxury spending at a time when Arizonans are struggling in Democrats’ failing economy.’’His legislation, Senate Bill…
TORTILLA FLAT, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — The Arizona Department of Transportation has a new proposal that would open up the five miles of State Route 88 that have closed since 2019 northeast of Apache Junction … [wpts_spin]{Read|See} the {entire|full} article {on|about} infrastructure development in Arizona, or, read more news about {Arizona real estate investing|real estate…