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Big jackpots spur record year for Arizona Lottery

Big jackpots spur record year for Arizona Lottery

Arizona Republic — The two largest jackpots in Powerball history, including one split by a Fountain Hills man, contributed to a record-breaking fiscal 2013 for the Arizona Lottery, its executive director said.

Arizonans more likely to choose pawnshops when it comes to getting cash

Arizonans more likely to choose pawnshops when it comes to getting cash

ABC 15 Phoenix — WASHINGTON - Arizonans were much more likely than the rest of the nation to turn to a pawnshop to get cash, according to a survey released this week by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private nonprofit.

Arizona falls to 47th place among states in national ranking of child well-being

Arizona falls to 47th place among states in national ranking of child well-being

Arizona Capitol Times — WASHINGTON - Arizona slipped from 46th to 47th place among states in 2011 for the well-being of its children on a variety of measures, including poverty, education, health, and family and community factors, according to a new report.

Avondale mayor joins others urging Congress to restore block grant funds

Avondale mayor joins others urging Congress to restore block grant funds

Arizona Republic — WASHINGTON – Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers was in Washington on Wednesday urging Congress to reverse “unconscionable” cuts to the Community Development Block Grants program, which helps more than 1,200 local governments.

Arizona lawmakers learn firsthand of social media's power to drive news

Arizona lawmakers learn firsthand of social media's power to drive news

Havasu News — Experts say the incidents are reminders that people, particularly people in public life, need to be careful about social media.

Almost one-third in Arizona aren’t linked to Internet

Almost one-third in Arizona aren’t linked to Internet

Arizona Republic — WASHINGTON -- Platforms for jobs, government and other services are increasingly moving online, but 30 percent of Americans do not have an Internet connection to gain access to those resources, a new Census Bureau report says.

Quik Mart owner shares challenges, successes at House hearing

Quik Mart owner shares challenges, successes at House hearing

Inside Tucson Business — Shelly Gibbons of Quik Mart and Anthony Wanger of IO Data Centers in Chandler were among 14 small-business owners who shared their successes and challenges with the House Committee on Small Business.

Arizona's education funding cuts third-deepest in nation - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott,...

Arizona's education funding cuts third-deepest in nation - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott,...

www.dcourier.com — News, Information and Real Estate in Yavapai County including Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, AZ

Census: Phoenix-area homes don't have as many mice

Census: Phoenix-area homes don't have as many mice

Arizona Republic — WASHINGTON — It's no surprise that Valley homes are more likely to have a swimming pool, and maybe not so surprising that they have more garages than homes nationally. But fewer mice? Yes, said the Census Bureau, in a survey.

Report: 3 in 10 in Arizona have no Internet access

Report: 3 in 10 in Arizona have no Internet access

Arizona Republic — WASHINGTON – Platforms for jobs, government and other services are increasingly moving online, but 30 percent of Americans do not have an Internet connection to access to those resources, a new Census Bureau report says.

Data: Arizonans bank more on pawnshops

Data: Arizonans bank more on pawnshops

Arizona Republic — Arizonans were much more likely than the rest of the nation to turn to a pawnshop to get cash, according to a survey released this month by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private non-profit.

Yuma officials address nation's highest unemployment rate

Yuma officials address nation's highest unemployment rate

Arizona Republic — WASHINGTON - Yuma's unemployment hit 30.3 percent in April, rising to become the highest in the nation at a time when unemployment rates in more than 90 percent of U.S. metro areas were falling. Yuma was well above the state rate of 7.8 percent for April and four times the national rate of 7.5 percent for the month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Officials tackle tap-water perception

Officials tackle tap-water perception

Arizona Republic — WASHINGTON - Valley health officials insist that it's safe to drink the water, but area residents don't appear to be so certain. A recent Census Bureau survey said that 17 percent of residents in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale region believed the primary water source in their home was unsafe in 2011. While that's down from the 27 percent of Valley residents who thought the water was unsafe in 2002, the last time the Census Bureau asked the question, it was still more than twice the national average of 8.1 percent in 2011.