Coming Together For Justice
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Governor Ducey Signs Bill Taking Action For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls
Across the United States, tribal communities are facing a hidden crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. This week, Governor Ducey signed H.B. 2570 — legislation to bring together law enforcement, civic leaders, Native American tribes and more to find solutions.
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Arizona Republic: Ducey Signs Bill Into Law That Will Study Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women
"Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a bill to create a task force that will investigate and gather data about missing and murdered Indigenous women.
"The committee will serve as a way to assess the scope of the problem and identify methods to address cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, or MMNWG."
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Governor Ducey Recognizes Navajo Code Talker Day
Governor Ducey issued a proclamation recognizing August 14, 2019 as Arizona Navajo Code Talkers Day in honor of the Navajo Code Talkers’ extraordinary service to our nation during World War II.
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Beyond The Numbers: State Trooper Pay Raises
Arizona’s fiscally conservative, balanced budget provides $74.7 million for raises to public safety personnel including $21 million for a 10 percent pay increase for State Troopers. It also provides raises for public safety personnel totaling more than 14,400 public employees — about 40 percent of the state workforce.
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Word On The Street: Back To School
Through initiatives like the Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher certification reform, results-based funding, 20% teacher pay raises by 2020, new flexible dollars for maintenance, upkeep and more, Arizona is focused on setting up of all our state's students for success.
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Governor Ducey Orders Flags At Half Staff To Honor White Mountain Apache Chairman Ronnie Lupe
Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, August 15, 2019 to honor the life of former Chairman Ronald “Ronnie” Lupe of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who passed away earlier this week.
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