Category: Community News

BULLHEAD CITY – Monday night’s monthly governing board meeting of the Colorado River Union High School District (CRUHSD) will be conducted by videoconference due to COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.  The livestreamed meeting will be accessible to the public, and call to the public comments will be accepted in advance. District officials are joining many other government and private agencies complying with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) limiting public gatherings to ten people.  Monday’s CRUHSD meeting will include videoconferencing and telephonic participation by some board members, in addition to remote public access, while following the Arizona Open…

USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced approval for Arizona and California’s request to provide online purchasing of food to SNAP Households in the States of Arizona and California.  This approval will allow the States to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP online retailers with a target start date later this month. California’s SNAP participation is over 4 million individuals, more than 2.2 million households, and totals more than $6 billion annually in federal funding. Arizona’s SNAP participation is nearly 800,000 individuals, almost 380,000 households,…

USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced approval for Arizona and California’s request to provide online purchasing of food to SNAP Households in the States of Arizona and California.  This approval will allow the States to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP online retailers with a target start date later this month. California’s SNAP participation is over 4 million individuals, more than 2.2 million households, and totals more than $6 billion annually in federal funding. Arizona’s SNAP participation is nearly 800,000 individuals, almost 380,000 households,…

Recent state and federal actions have expanded eligibility and benefit amounts for Arizona workers impacted by COVID-19. On March 20, Governor Ducey issued an Executive Order, later followed by the signing of legislation, ensuring those who are out of work or facing a loss of hours because of COVID-19 have access to unemployment benefits. The order: Waived the one-week waiting period after an employee loses a job before they apply for unemployment benefits; and Temporarily suspended work search requirements for those receiving unemployment benefits. The order also expanded who is eligible to receive unemployment benefits to include: Individuals whose employer has permanently or…

Recent state and federal actions have expanded eligibility and benefit amounts for Arizona workers impacted by COVID-19. On March 20, Governor Ducey issued an Executive Order, later followed by the signing of legislation, ensuring those who are out of work or facing a loss of hours because of COVID-19 have access to unemployment benefits. The order: Waived the one-week waiting period after an employee loses a job before they apply for unemployment benefits; and Temporarily suspended work search requirements for those receiving unemployment benefits. The order also expanded who is eligible to receive unemployment benefits to include: Individuals whose employer has permanently or…