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THIS IS YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2GO BRIEFING.
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I’M Chase Drumgoole ( go to story )
School voucher failed
A PETITION TO BLOCK EXPANSION OF THE STATE’S SCHOOL VOUCHER FELL SHORT OF THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES, ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE.
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS FAILED TO COLLECT ROUGHLY 119,000 SIGNATURES NEEDED. THIS MEANS LEGISLATION PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR CAN TAKE EFFECT. IT VASTLY EXPANDS THE STATES EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS.
FAMILIES CAN THEN USE STATE FUNDS TO HOMESCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN OR SEND THEM TO CHARTER SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL. CRITICS SAY THESE FUNDS WILL GO TO FAMILIES WHO DON’T NEED THEM AND WILL TAKE AWAY FROM CRUCIAL FUNDS NEEDED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
HOWEVER, THE FUNDS WILL GO TO ANY FAMILY IN THE STATE…IN EXCHANGE FOR TAKING THEIR CHILD OUT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.
New Trash pick up days
TRASH COLLECTION DAYS IN PHOENIX CHANGED YESTERDAY TO MAKE ROUTES MORE EFFICIENT.
THE CHANGES WILL IMPACT ROUGHLY 80-PERCENT OF CUSTOMERS. HOWEVER, THEY WON’T AFFECT BULK TRASH PICK UP DAYS.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAYS THE REROUTE IS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCIES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.
TRASH COLLECTION DAYS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE 2009. THE CITY SAID THIS CHANGE IS TO ACCOMMODATE ALMOST 10 YEARS OF POPULATION GROWTH IN SOME AREAS OF THE CITY. THE CHANGE ALSO ENSURES THAT THE CITY WILL NOT NEED TO PURCHASE NEW GARBAGE TRUCKS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. CUSTOMERS RECEIVED POSTCARDS IN THE MAIL UPDATING THEM ON THEIR NEW COLLECTION DAY.
Black Entrepreneurs
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A NEW REPORT ON THE STATE OF BLACK BUSINESS IN ARIZONA SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MORE BLACK ENTREPRENEURS THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. BUT AS CRONKITE NEWS’ ANNIE LAVINO REPORTS BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES STILL FACE BIG CHALLENGES.
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FERNANDA SAYLES OWNS FERNDIGGIDY SWEETS AND TREATS. SAYLES IS ONE OF THE MANY BLACK ENTREPRENEURS IN THE VALLEY. SHE SHARES HOW SHE OVERCAME THE STRUGGLES OF BEING A BLACK BUSINESS OWNER.
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”Definitely challenges, financial challenges. I didn’t have a lot of money at all to start my business.”
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SAYLES IS NOT ALONE.
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“The number one challenge facing black business owners and remains is the lack of access to capital as a key barrier.”
THAT’S TENIQUA BROUGHTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STATE OF BLACK ARIZONA. THE STATE OF BLACK BUSINESS AUGUST REPORT SHOWS OVER 50% OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES FACED CHALLENGES ACCESSING CAPITAL. THAT’S COMPARED TO 30% OF OTHER BUSINESSES.
ANGELA GARMON FROM ARG COACHING AND CONSULT SAYS THAT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES HAVE STRUGGLED FOR MANY YEARS.
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We continue to see first and foremost where black businesses were behind at the onset, then during the pandemic and then not being able to gain access to capital so businesses were being destroyed.
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ONE WAY BLACK ENTREPRENEURS FIND SUCCESS IS THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OTHER BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES.
SAYLES SAYS SHE STARTED AT LOCAL BARBER SHOPS IN THE VALLEY WHICH BROUGHT MORE CUSTOMERS TO THE BUSINESS.
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“They welcomed me in, they supported me. They told everyone that they could about my business so I was able to spread that way as well. “
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BUSINESSES LIKE FERNDIGGIDY CONTINUE TO BE A POSITIVE PART OF THE ECONOMY IN ARIZONA.
THIS YEAR, BLACK BUSINESSES ARE PROJECTED TO CREATE AROUND 15 THOUSAND NEW JOBS IN THE METRO AREA.
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ANNIE LAVINO, CRONKITE NEWS.
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WE HAD HELP TODAY FROM ANNIE LAVINO, TORI GANTZ AND RYAN KNAPPENBERGER. SPECIAL THANKS TO AUTRIYA MANESHNI WHO PRODUCED OUR SHOW. . (list everyone who contributed for the show including the producer credit as well)
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YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STORIES YOU HEARD IN TODAY’S NEWS UPDATE, BY GOING TO CRONKITENEWS-DOT-AZPBS-DOT-ORG.
THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2 GO. I’M Chase Drumgoole .
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