AZ Central – by Yihyun Jeong

A Flagstaff police officer has resigned after an internal review found him to be in violation of department policies and an independent report released Wednesday criticized his actions in punching a woman he was trying to arrest, authorities said.

Officer Jeff Bonar resigned after the department recommended his termination, Flagstaff Police Chief Kevin Treadway said at a news conference Wednesday.   Continue reading “Flagstaff officer resigns after department review, critical report on his punching of woman”

Teslarati – by Steve Hanley

Officials in Pinal County, Arizona are considering ways to raise the money needed to purchase 500 acres of land near the city of Casa Grande where Lucid Motors intends to build its $700 million electric car factory. The proposed manufacturing facility was the subject of a high profile press event earlier this month that featured Arizona governor Doug Ducey. All parties acknowledge Ducey was a key player in landing the project for the state of Arizona.   Continue reading “Land for Lucid Motors Arizona factory will reportedly be paid by tax payers”

Tucson.com – by Joe Ferguson

Pima County will hold five community meetings to take public comments on the proposed Monsanto greenhouse facility ahead of a formal vote on the county’s support of a trade-zone designation that would result in a tax break for the company

Monsanto owns a 155-acre unused agricultural site in an unincorporated area near Twin Peaks and Sanders roads and plans to invest nearly $100 million in a 7-acre greenhouse facility where it would develop and grow corn seed.   Continue reading “Public meetings on Monsanto proposal begin next week in Pima County”

Fox 10

HONOLULU (AP) – President Barack Obama has pardoned 78 people and shortened the sentence of 153 others convicted of federal crimes, the greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any president, the White House said Monday.

Obama has been granting commutations at rapid-fire pace in his final months in office, but he has focused primarily on shortening sentences of those convicted of drug offenses rather than giving pardons.   Continue reading “Obama pardons 78, shortens the sentence for 153”