Federal pandemic aid helped Phoenix prevent heat-related deaths. Soon that funding will expire
Jessica Berg, Chief Program Officer of the St. Vincent de Paul Association, is gazing around the organization’s dining halls at Key Campus, a downtown Phoenix hub for homeless services. The campus is preparing for major changes this summer as two overflow shelter spaces beginIt’s falling down. “It’s a dining room, and there are 140 men […]
Hundreds Of Business Groups Warn Of ‘Largest Tax Increase In American History’ If Trump Cuts Allowed To Expire
More than 500 industry groups issued a collective warning Thursday, urging the next Congress and administration to avoid enacting what would be the largest tax hikes in U.S. history. Potential tax increases could come when the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) expires at the end of 2025, letter The coalition […]
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Rain chance for Yuma County as excessive heat warning could expire
Rain is likely to return to the southwestern desert as the excessive heat is expected to subside. YUMA, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – High pressure in the region will taper off over the next few days, but unusually hot conditions will continue today with afternoon highs of around 110 degrees Celsius across the lower desert. is. […]
Downwinders compensation will expire soon for victims of radiation testing in Mojave Desert | Nation and World
A decades-old scheme to compensate people exposed to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining is due to expire next year without being extended, quickly closing the narrow window for those who could suffer new related illnesses. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was passed in 1990 to compensate and avoid lawsuits for those who were […]
Thousands Of Students Will Be Harmed If Illinois Dems Let A Key School Choice Program Expire, Advocates Say
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on June 7 signed into law the 2024 budget, which now provides 9,000 low-income students with tax-deductible scholarships to be used for educational services. It did not provide funds to continue the Investing in Children Act, a program that According to the Chicago Tribune, it will end at the end […]
With Title 42 to expire, local preparations subdued so far | Local News Stories
Chrismar Villarroel, brother Sebastian, and husband Diego Gonzalez snuggled up on a beige sofa Wednesday afternoon at Crossroads Mission in Nogales, Arizona. Last year, the trio left their native Venezuela and arrived in Nogales in early April. This marks another step in a months-long journey to obtain political asylum in the United States. Along the […]
