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Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday used nearly $16.5 million in leftover COVID funds to restore university funding cuts (allocating nearly $8.1 million for ASU, over $4.7 million for U of A, and more than $2.6 million for NAU).

The move reversed cuts from an $18.3 billion spending plan.

Chandler-based Global Air Cylinder Wheels won the People’s Choice Safety Innovation Award at a mining safety conference in Australia on Friday, Oct.

2 + launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise up to $2.6 million as it prepares for commercial deployment.

Arizona voters will decide on Proposition 319 this fall (the measure bans new photo radar systems and requires voter approval for those in use) as communities prepare for changes in traffic enforcement.

Chandler Unified celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept.

9 by honoring local change-makers, including 2020 Perry High grad Fernando Pizano, board president Patti Serrano, and longtime area residents behind Elmer’s Tacos. The event recognized their contributions to advancing school and community progress.

The Chandler Center for the Arts ticket office is shifting locations after summer remodeling work.

Today, ticket services are at Vision Gallery (10 E. Chicago St.) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday it will be closed, and on Tuesday, Oct. 6 it will return at 250 N. Arizona Ave.

Chandler City Hall will host an arts and culture master plan town hall from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

6 at 88 E. Chicago Street downtown, where residents can share input on the city's first master plan led by Keen Independent Research.

Moreana Boys Academy, founded in 2024 by Tom Dowell and now serving 12 boys at its Chandler campus (3,500 sqft), is a finalist for the 2026 Yass Prize and will compete for a $1M award, with the winner announced on Oct.

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The Office of Collecting & Design, a traveling museum in a 42-foot trailer, will stop at the Chandler Museum Monday to Friday, Oct.

7-11, where visitors can join flatlay workshops & a film screening with artist Jessica Oreck. The event offers a hands-on look at vintage memorabilia.