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Charlie Kirk’s Widow Denounces Vandalism of Statue in Arizona

Charlie Kirk’s Widow Denounces Vandalism of Statue in Arizona

Published by Jenni Sidey

Not long after it went on view, a sculpture of Charlie Kirk outside his Arizona nonprofit was vandalized, leading to condemnation from the right-wing activist’s widow. The eight-foot-tall statue appeared last week at the Phoenix headquarters of Turning Point USA, the conservative organization that Kirk cofounded in 2012. It was installed last Thursday on the one-year anniversary of the day that Kirk was killed after being fatally shot in the neck before a crowd. That same day, another statue of Kirk briefly appeared in New York’s Times Square. Source link

University of Arizona and TU/e unite to accelerate semiconductor technologies

University of Arizona and TU/e unite to accelerate semiconductor technologies

Published by Miika Tikkanen

The University of Arizona and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have launched a new international partnership to advance semiconductor technologies and photonics research, supporting the development of faster, more energy-efficient computing systems. The two institutions have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen collaboration in research, education and workforce development. The agreement aims to align academic programmes with the rapidly expanding global semiconductor industry, where demand is being driven by artificial intelligence, advanced computing, data centres and connected technologies. By combining Arizona’s established semiconductor expertise with the Netherlands’ globally recognised leadership in photonics, the partnership is expected to accelerate innovation, create new opportunities for students and researchers, and strengthen international cooperation across the semiconductor ecosystem. Expanding semiconductor technologies through international collaboration The agreement links two regions that already play significant roles in the global chip industry. It also builds on wider government efforts to deepen cooperation between Arizona and the Netherlands. Early last year, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Beljaarts signed an agreement designed to strengthen …

The 5 permit reshaping homeownership in Arizona

The $325 permit reshaping homeownership in Arizona

Published by Jenni Sidey

“I just always thought there was something not quite right about this world,” Clay Greathouse said, as his truck climbed out of an arroyo and onto a creosote-studded lot near the town of Tombstone.  It was a Saturday morning in March, an ideal time to be ambling in Arizona’s high desert, though if the truck broke down here I would certainly not want to be without my water bottle. The last street sign I’d seen was for Last Chance Road. Outside our window, a landscape by turns breathtaking and godforsaken appeared through a veil of dust: knuckles of mesquite trees, the dried spines of century plants, a gossamer fray of whitethorn and bunchgrass, all sprouting up from marl and the chaff of dead stuff.  It’s a truism of nature that where one thing ends another begins. I wondered which side of that ledger we were headed toward, as our last chance at turning back to civilization disappeared in the rearview mirror. Too late to worry now. It was my second day in Cochise County, Arizona, …

Phoenix Seminary to be acquired by Biola University

Phoenix Seminary to be acquired by Biola University

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — After three decades of independent operations, Phoenix Seminary is set to be acquired by the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. The acquisition will elevate Talbot as the second-largest interdenominational seminary in the country and, with campuses just outside Phoenix and Los Angeles, the leading site of theological education within the two largest metropolitan areas west of the Rocky Mountains. Founded in 1988, Phoenix Seminary is a nondenominational conservative evangelical Christian educational institution. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, the institution’s faculty includes professor emeritus Wayne Grudem, who is best known for his seminal work, “Systematic Theology,” and for co-founding the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which promotes a complementarian approach to marriage and gender. Ed Stetzer, the dean of Talbot School of Theology located in La Mirada, California, told Religion News Service that Phoenix Seminary’s board of directors reached out to Biola University to initiate the acquisition of its assets in early January. Biola University’s board of trustees unanimously approved the plan. In a comment to Christianity Today, Phoenix Seminary chairman Ron Ogan emphasized …

Toyota is drag racing hydrogen-powered trucks in the Arizona desert

Toyota is drag racing hydrogen-powered trucks in the Arizona desert

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Filling up a hydrogen tank is much like filling up a gas-powered car in both the basic experience and in the time it takes. That’s been a major barrier for EVs thus far; adding 20 minutes or more for each recharge on a road trip is not nearly as appealing as pulling up to a Chevron station and getting out of there in a few minutes. However, hydrogen hasn’t yet caught on as a large-scale solution largely due to funding, even though even the US Department of Energy says it has “several benefits over conventional combustion-based technologies currently used in many power plants and vehicles.” In December, Toyota announced its intention to amp up US hydrogen infrastructure by investing in FirstElement Fuel, the largest retail hydrogen fueling infrastructure provider in California. The automaker has spent the last 30 years researching and developing hydrogen fuel cells; in fact, Toyota has a full campus in Gardena, California, dedicated just to hydrogen …

Former Arizona senator sued over alleged affair

Former Arizona senator sued over alleged affair

Published by Sam Flores

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Arizona to limit groundwater pumping in hard-hit area

Arizona to limit groundwater pumping in hard-hit area

Published by Sam Flores

For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona, where a Saudi-owned dairy company has been allowed to pump unlimited amounts of groundwater to grow hay for its cows. But the company and other landowners in the area will now face limits under a decision by state officials to impose regulation. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday that her administration is acting to “crack down on the out-of-state special interests that are pumping our state dry while Arizona families and farmers suffer.” Fondomonte, part of the Saudi dairy giant Almarai, is by far the largest water user in the area, using dozens of wells to to irrigate alfalfa that it ships overseas to the Middle East. After conducting a review, the state Department of Water Resources designated the Ranegras Plain area, located 100 miles west of Phoenix, as a new “active management area” to preserve the groundwater. This isn’t the first time the Democratic governor and her administration have used this approach to curb excessive pumping …

Constituents Are Seldom Heard in the Mississippi Legislature; Hearings Often Last-Minute, No Agenda

Constituents Are Seldom Heard in the Mississippi Legislature; Hearings Often Last-Minute, No Agenda

Published by Sam Flores

When the Mississippi Legislature reconvenes in the Capitol’s marbled halls this month, one voice will scarcely be heard: constituents’. Citizens and advocates are occasionally invited by lawmakers to speak at the Capitol. But unlike some other statehouses in the U.S., there are no formal opportunities for constituents in Mississippi to provide public comment or testimony in committee hearings, remotely or in writing. “Constituents should have a voice when it comes to policy making,” said Sarah Moreland-Russell, an associate professor in the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis who has studied testimony’s impact on the lawmaking process. Moreland-Russell said she was “very surprised” to learn that there are no opportunities for Mississippi’s citizens to regularly provide testimony at the statehouse. “If you’re not hearing from the people that are actually being affected by a policy, then how do you know it’s truly going to be effective?” she asked. In Louisiana, House and Senate rules mandate proponents and opponents of bills have the opportunity to speak on a piece of legislation. In Alaska, …