2,238 violations discovered during Arizona DPS CMV blitz ‘Operation Southern Shield’

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has released the results of a week-long crackdown on commercial vehicle drivers. AZDPS conducted Operation Southern Shield 2023 from Monday 20 February 2023 to Friday 24 February 2023. Officers focused on commercial vehicles traveling on Interstate 10 from Phoenix to the New Mexico border and Interstate 19 from […]

What’s Next for the Gun Industry’s Liability Shield?

top story Since it was passed in 2005, the Lawful Trade Protection of Weapons Act has protected the firearms industry from being held liable for damage caused by its products. Champe Barton said in August that recent “pollution” laws in California, Delaware, New Jersey and New York would allow governments and private citizens to sue […]

Pinal County deputies join DPS troopers for Operation Southern Shield

independent news media The Arizona Department of Public Safety today began operations on February 20 to conduct inspections of commercial vehicles on two interstate highways for dangerous driving violations. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies participate in Operation Southern Shield’s DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force, which runs through Friday, February 24. Operations […]

YRMC Negotiation Update with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. On the evening of Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Anthony Torres, MD, President and CEO of Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC), provided an update on the status of negotiations with Arizona’s Blue Cross Blue Shield. Yavapai […]

Yavapai County Board Encourages YRMC, Blue Cross Blue Shield to Come to Agreement

open audio article player To staff | | upon February 1, 2023 Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. A message from James Gregory, Chairman of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, Dignity Health – YRMCDecision to terminate contract […]

Congressman Eli Crane, And Both Arizona Senators, Step In To Encourage More Negotiations Between Dignity Health And Blue Cross Blue Shield – KAFF News – Flagstaff

Arizona Senator and Representative Eli Crane has called on Arizona’s Blue Cross Blue Shield and Dignity Health’s Yavapai Regional Medical Center and Yavapai Regional Medical Group to proceed with contract negotiations. Both Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Dignity Health have sent notices to their customers that as of today, Yavapai Regional Medical Center is […]