PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect delays as westbound Interstate 10 will be closed between State Route 143 and Interstate 17 from 10 p.m. Friday, July 12, to 4 a.m. Monday, July 15, for barrier and sign structure work.At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:
The southbound SR 143 to westbound I-10 will be closed.
The eastbound I-10 high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp to eastbound US 60. Use the eastbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 instead.
The following ramps will also be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, to 4 a.m. Monday, July 15:
The westbound US 60 on-ramp at Mill Avenue.
The westbound I-10 on-ramps at Baseline and Broadway roads and 40th and 32nd streets.
Detour: Use northbound SR 143 to westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) to access westbound I-10 beyond the closure. Note: The westbound US 60 HOV ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, July 12, to 4 a.m. Monday, July 22 for bridge joint maintenance work. Detour: Motorists can use the westbound US 60 ramp to westbound I-10 instead.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect delays as westbound Interstate 10 will be closed between State Route 143 and Interstate 17 from 10 p.m. Friday, July 12, to 4 a.m. Monday, July 15, for barrier and sign structure work.At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:
The southbound SR 143 to westbound I-10 will be closed.
The eastbound I-10 high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp to eastbound US 60. Use the eastbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 instead.
The following ramps will also be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, to 4 a.m. Monday, July 15:
The westbound US 60 on-ramp at Mill Avenue.
The westbound I-10 on-ramps at Baseline and Broadway roads and 40th and 32nd streets.
Detour: Use northbound SR 143 to westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) to access westbound I-10 beyond the closure. Note: The westbound US 60 HOV ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, July 12, to 4 a.m. Monday, July 22 for bridge joint maintenance work. Detour: Motorists can use the westbound US 60 ramp to westbound I-10 instead.
Pima County, July 10, 2024 – Pima County has brought together the functions of several units to launch a new department —Conservation Lands and Resources (CLR) — effective July 1.The department brings together the conservation functions of two departments, the former Office of Sustainability and Conservation (OSC) and the newly-renamed Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation (NRPR). Its creation, announced in November 2023 memo to the Board of Supervisors, enables CLR to manage County conservation lands and development in alignment with its award-winning Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.CLR comprises OSC’s conservation science and historic and cultural preservation divisions and NRPR’s Natural Resources division, which manages natural resource parks such as Historic Canoa Ranch and Agua Caliente, and mountain parks such as Tucson Mountain Park and Colossal Cave. OSC’s sustainability division has been moved into Pima County’s Department of Environmental Quality, and NRPR has been renamed Pima County Parks and Recreation.Members of the public should see little change. For example, they will still use the same online reservation system to reserve ramadas at parks. Parks and Recreation will continue to manage urban parks, sports fields, community centers, pools, splash pads, and all programming and recreation that takes place at those facilities. CLR at a glance:
73 positions
250,000 acres of County owned and managed mountain parks, ranches and other conservation lands
25 trailheads and more than 150 miles of trails
Natural and cultural heritage preservation and development compliance
“Conservation Lands and Resources is committed to honoring the vision of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and the conservation ethic consistently articulated by our Board of Supervisors,” said Nicole Fyffe, interim director of CLR. “CLR and PR staff should be commended for the additional work and cooperation during this transition.”The County’s current conservation efforts date back more than 25 years and include implementation of a voter-approved open space and historic preservation bond program; and creation of the SDCP, which has guided the County’s regional conservation efforts.On June 3, County Administrator Jan Lesher announced the appointment of Kris Gade, formerly assistant environmental administrator at the Arizona Department of Transportation, as CLR’s new director. She begins July 23.CLR is headquartered at 201 N. Stone Ave. on the sixth floor. The department is currently sharing front desk assistance and general number – 520-724-5000 – with Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation staff will remain at their current location at 3500 W. River Road. For more information, visit the CLR webpage.
Pima County, July 10, 2024 – Pima County has brought together the functions of several units to launch a new department —Conservation Lands and Resources (CLR) — effective July 1.The department brings together the conservation functions of two departments, the former Office of Sustainability and Conservation (OSC) and the newly-renamed Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation (NRPR). Its creation, announced in November 2023 memo to the Board of Supervisors, enables CLR to manage County conservation lands and development in alignment with its award-winning Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.CLR comprises OSC’s conservation science and historic and cultural preservation divisions and NRPR’s Natural Resources division, which manages natural resource parks such as Historic Canoa Ranch and Agua Caliente, and mountain parks such as Tucson Mountain Park and Colossal Cave. OSC’s sustainability division has been moved into Pima County’s Department of Environmental Quality, and NRPR has been renamed Pima County Parks and Recreation.Members of the public should see little change. For example, they will still use the same online reservation system to reserve ramadas at parks. Parks and Recreation will continue to manage urban parks, sports fields, community centers, pools, splash pads, and all programming and recreation that takes place at those facilities. CLR at a glance:
73 positions
250,000 acres of County owned and managed mountain parks, ranches and other conservation lands
25 trailheads and more than 150 miles of trails
Natural and cultural heritage preservation and development compliance
“Conservation Lands and Resources is committed to honoring the vision of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and the conservation ethic consistently articulated by our Board of Supervisors,” said Nicole Fyffe, interim director of CLR. “CLR and PR staff should be commended for the additional work and cooperation during this transition.”The County’s current conservation efforts date back more than 25 years and include implementation of a voter-approved open space and historic preservation bond program; and creation of the SDCP, which has guided the County’s regional conservation efforts.On June 3, County Administrator Jan Lesher announced the appointment of Kris Gade, formerly assistant environmental administrator at the Arizona Department of Transportation, as CLR’s new director. She begins July 23.CLR is headquartered at 201 N. Stone Ave. on the sixth floor. The department is currently sharing front desk assistance and general number – 520-724-5000 – with Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation staff will remain at their current location at 3500 W. River Road. For more information, visit the CLR webpage.
PHOENIX (July 10, 2024) – In July, the Law Library Resource Center, part of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County, will be offering an in-person clinic to help members of the public with completing Family Court forms regarding changing or modifying child support, establishing paternity and legal decision-making and the divorce and legal separation process among other forms.The Family Court Forms in-person clinic is hosted by the Law Library Resource Center in partnership with the Arizona Legal Center and the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. At the clinic, volunteer law students will be ready to provide help with completing Family Court forms. To save time, it is recommended that anyone attending the clinic fill out the court forms to the best of their ability before their appointments at the clinic. The next Family Court Forms in-person clinic will take place at the Law Library Resource Center located at 101 West Jefferson Street in Phoenix on July 19, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Prior registration is required to attend this free in-person clinic by visiting: https://waitwhile.com/welcome/formsclinicFor more information, contact the Law Library Resource Center at https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/llrc/, by phone at 602-506-7353 or via email at [email protected].
PHOENIX (July 10, 2024) – In July, the Law Library Resource Center, part of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County, will be offering an in-person clinic to help members of the public with completing Family Court forms regarding changing or modifying child support, establishing paternity and legal decision-making and the divorce and legal separation process among other forms.The Family Court Forms in-person clinic is hosted by the Law Library Resource Center in partnership with the Arizona Legal Center and the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. At the clinic, volunteer law students will be ready to provide help with completing Family Court forms. To save time, it is recommended that anyone attending the clinic fill out the court forms to the best of their ability before their appointments at the clinic. The next Family Court Forms in-person clinic will take place at the Law Library Resource Center located at 101 West Jefferson Street in Phoenix on July 19, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Prior registration is required to attend this free in-person clinic by visiting: https://waitwhile.com/welcome/formsclinicFor more information, contact the Law Library Resource Center at https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/llrc/, by phone at 602-506-7353 or via email at [email protected].
WASHINGTON – Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema cosponsored the Air America Act of 2023 – bipartisan legislation providing retirement benefits to 30 Arizonans who worked for Air America, an airline covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to conduct critical life-saving missions in designated war zones.
“I’m working to ensure the 30 Air America Arizonans who bravely served our country conducting covert, life-saving missions in designated war zones receive the federal retirement benefits they have earned,” said Sinema.
From 1950-1976, Air America was a government-owned corporation that conducted covert operations during the Cold War, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Air America employees worked under direct policy guidance of the White House, Department of Defense, and Department of State while under the management of the CIA. Because of its covert nature, Air America’s employees were never granted eligibility for government retirement programs.
Air America employed several hundred U.S. citizens, mainly flight crew members – 286 of whom were killed in the line of duty while conducting covert operations in designated war zones. The last helicopter mission that rescued personnel from rooftops in Saigon in 1975 was planned and executed by Air America and the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Air America Act of 2023 would authorize the CIA to dispense a total of $60 million to provide federal retirement civil service benefits to former Air Americans – and their families – with five or more years of qualifying service. The surviving family members of Air America employees that have passed away would be able to apply for federal retirement civil service benefits as well. Former employees of affiliated companies that were also managed and operated by the CIA, along with their families, would also be eligible for federal retirement benefits from the CIA. These companies include but are not limited to: Intermountain Aviation, Air East Asia Company Limited, and Civil Air Transport Incorporated.
Building on Sinema’s bipartisan work to ensure all Arizona servicemembers get the care and benefits they have earned, the Air America Act of 2023 returns earned retirement benefits to the approximate 350 still living former Air America employees and employees of affiliated companies or their families – approximately 30 of whom are Arizonans.
WASHINGTON – Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema cosponsored the Air America Act of 2023 – bipartisan legislation providing retirement benefits to 30 Arizonans who worked for Air America, an airline covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to conduct critical life-saving missions in designated war zones.
“I’m working to ensure the 30 Air America Arizonans who bravely served our country conducting covert, life-saving missions in designated war zones receive the federal retirement benefits they have earned,” said Sinema.
From 1950-1976, Air America was a government-owned corporation that conducted covert operations during the Cold War, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Air America employees worked under direct policy guidance of the White House, Department of Defense, and Department of State while under the management of the CIA. Because of its covert nature, Air America’s employees were never granted eligibility for government retirement programs.
Air America employed several hundred U.S. citizens, mainly flight crew members – 286 of whom were killed in the line of duty while conducting covert operations in designated war zones. The last helicopter mission that rescued personnel from rooftops in Saigon in 1975 was planned and executed by Air America and the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Air America Act of 2023 would authorize the CIA to dispense a total of $60 million to provide federal retirement civil service benefits to former Air Americans – and their families – with five or more years of qualifying service. The surviving family members of Air America employees that have passed away would be able to apply for federal retirement civil service benefits as well. Former employees of affiliated companies that were also managed and operated by the CIA, along with their families, would also be eligible for federal retirement benefits from the CIA. These companies include but are not limited to: Intermountain Aviation, Air East Asia Company Limited, and Civil Air Transport Incorporated.
Building on Sinema’s bipartisan work to ensure all Arizona servicemembers get the care and benefits they have earned, the Air America Act of 2023 returns earned retirement benefits to the approximate 350 still living former Air America employees and employees of affiliated companies or their families – approximately 30 of whom are Arizonans.
Phoenix, Ariz. – The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered respondent, Scottsdale-based United Planners Financial Services of America (UPFS), to pay $1,059,823 in restitution and a $50,000 administrative penalty for failing to discover fraudulent activity conducted by one of its registered securities salesmen.The Commission found Philip A. Riposo of Cave Creek, a securities salesman who worked for United Planners Financial Services of America from December 2013 through March 2022, stole money from 24 of his clients and issued them fake financial statements to conceal the fraud. Despite examinations by UPFS, the salesman’s fraudulent activity was not uncovered until one of Riposo’s clients filed a complaint against him. At that point the fraudulent scheme was uncovered, with Riposo admitting to engaging in the scheme for more than 30 years. The ACC brought action against Riposo in 2023; Riposo passed away before any decision was concluded in the case.In settling this matter, UPFS neither admits nor denies the Commission’s finding and agrees to the entry of the consent order. All documents relating to this agenda item can be found in the Corporation Commission’s online docket at https://edocket.azcc.gov and searching dockets number S-03367A-24-0129 and S-21244A-23-0117.
Phoenix, Ariz. – The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered respondent, Scottsdale-based United Planners Financial Services of America (UPFS), to pay $1,059,823 in restitution and a $50,000 administrative penalty for failing to discover fraudulent activity conducted by one of its registered securities salesmen.The Commission found Philip A. Riposo of Cave Creek, a securities salesman who worked for United Planners Financial Services of America from December 2013 through March 2022, stole money from 24 of his clients and issued them fake financial statements to conceal the fraud. Despite examinations by UPFS, the salesman’s fraudulent activity was not uncovered until one of Riposo’s clients filed a complaint against him. At that point the fraudulent scheme was uncovered, with Riposo admitting to engaging in the scheme for more than 30 years. The ACC brought action against Riposo in 2023; Riposo passed away before any decision was concluded in the case.In settling this matter, UPFS neither admits nor denies the Commission’s finding and agrees to the entry of the consent order. All documents relating to this agenda item can be found in the Corporation Commission’s online docket at https://edocket.azcc.gov and searching dockets number S-03367A-24-0129 and S-21244A-23-0117.Phoenix, Ariz. – The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered respondent, Scottsdale-based United Planners Financial Services of America (UPFS), to pay $1,059,823 in restitution and a $50,000 administrative penalty for failing to discover fraudulent activity conducted by one of its registered securities salesmen.The Commission found Philip A. Riposo of Cave Creek, a securities salesman who worked for United Planners Financial Services of America from December 2013 through March 2022, stole money from 24 of his clients and issued them fake financial statements to conceal the fraud. Despite examinations by UPFS, the salesman’s fraudulent activity was not uncovered until one of Riposo’s clients filed a complaint against him. At that point the fraudulent scheme was uncovered, with Riposo admitting to engaging in the scheme for more than 30 years. The ACC brought action against Riposo in 2023; Riposo passed away before any decision was concluded in the case.In settling this matter, UPFS neither admits nor denies the Commission’s finding and agrees to the entry of the consent order. All documents relating to this agenda item can be found in the Corporation Commission’s online docket at https://edocket.azcc.gov and searching dockets number S-03367A-24-0129 and S-21244A-23-0117.
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