Wild West Music Fest Boosts Maricopa Economy with Local Spending Surge
With the end of Wild West Music Fest, the city of Maricopa counts more than just ticket sales. The three-day event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, has been praised not only as a musical luxury, but also as a key contributor to the local economic vitality. The festival introduced an influx of tourists, maintained […]
Trump’s Truth Social Post Spurs Stock Surge, Boosts His Wealth By $500 Million
President-elect Donald Trump’s social media stocks have rebounded dramatically after his posts on Truth Social, reportedly increasing his net worth by $500 million. Trump Media and Technology Group’s stock price fell 42% from Wednesday’s all-time high, then 15% after he declared he had no plans to sell the company’s stock in response to rumors of […]
After campaigning outside California, Newsom boosts Democrats at home
During this election period, California Governor Gavin Newsom traveled across the country to campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, making stops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Hampshire, Georgia, South Carolina, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Nevada. . He ran his own campaign to raise money for Democrats in red states, became a fighter for the […]
Los Angeles boosts copper wire theft crackdown effort with additional $200,000
The Los Angeles City Council has pumped an additional $200,000 into the Copper Wire Task Force, tripling funding focused on curbing metal theft from public infrastructure. Peter Brown, a spokesman for City Councilman Kevin de Leon, said the effort, dubbed the Heavy Metal Task Force, is the city's “most aggressive and proactive effort” to crack […]
San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers
San Francisco – Mayor London Breed was all smiles on Tuesday during a packed preliminary party in Hayes Valley, a boutique neighborhood about a half-mile from City Hall, and took selfies and congratulations as she made her way through a crowded bar to a microphone. I stopped for. “Change is coming!” Breed yelled to thunderous […]
Schiff’s latest ad boosts Republican Senate rival Steve Garvey
Republican Senate candidate and former baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is getting a campaign boost from an unlikely source: his top rival for the seat once held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Democratic Representative Adam B. Schiff. Schiff's camp sees Garvey, a political novice, as its biggest competitor in the close 2024 U.S. Senate race […]
Maricopa County boosts refugee aid funding days before Title 42 ends | State
(Center Square) — Maricopa County has allocated $5 million for a Relocation Assistance Program to help nonprofits that help refugees. Organizations such as the Community Service on Aging, Friendly House, International Rescue Commission, Lutheran Social Services, and the Somalia American United Council of Arizona each receive funding. Chicanos For La Cause gets the biggest slice […]
Maricopa County boosts shelter funding ahead of Phoenix encampment clearing | State
(Center Square) — Maricopa County plans to increase spending on homeless services at Phoenix heat relief stations from $2 million to $6.7 million. “This partnership with the City of Phoenix ensures that people experiencing homelessness have a safe place to rest and recuperate during the hottest months.This is an extension of this partnership with the […]
Arizona Boosts Financial Aid to Mobile Home Owners Facing Eviction
A new law signed into law by Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday will increase the amount available to Arizona mobile home owners who are being evicted. The emergency clause puts the law into effect immediately to help residents of three Phoenix mobile home parks facing imminent eviction. The move comes after months of organizing by […]
Spike in national egg prices boosts small-scale Grant County producers – Silvercity Daily Press
to post February 1, 2023 to post February 1, 2023 written by Nicholas Seibel February 1, 2023 (Press staff photo: Joe Lutz)Poultry farmer Lia Villarreal has about 65 birds at Dominguez Canyon Ranch. She benefits from rising egg costs, and she and other local egg producers sell affordable, local eggs at both the Silver City […]
