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 2010
  July
7/29/2010Arizona Progress - AZ School Boards Chief: Drop-out Gains Threatened by Budget Cuts
7/28/2010Eastern Arizona Courier - First Things First continues Arizona's commitment to youngest kids
7/27/2010The Arizona Republic - Court OKs description of proposition
7/26/2010East Valley Tribune - Judge: No rewording of measure needed to sweep funds from First Things First
7/26/2010Arizona Capitol Times - Judge: First Things First ballot language is impartial
7/23/2010ASU News - Educational Outreach unit awarded grant for literacy workshops
7/22/2010Desert Messenger - Little Scholars' Preschool receives grant to expand
7/20/2010Public News Services - Arizona Babies Now Come With Instructions
7/19/2010East Valley Tribune - Kids program awards grants despite uncertainty
7/19/2010Yuma Sun - Judgment about ballot measure not an easy call
7/16/2010Navajo County Publishers - Navajo County Supervisors Approve $114 Million Budget For 2010-11
7/16/2010Horizon - "Prop 302 – First Things First
7/16/2010Phoenix Business Journal - First Things First OKs more than $100M for Arizona students
7/14/2010Douglas Dispatch - Why a county agency has a surplus budget
7/14/2010Arizona Daily Star - Judge to rule if GOP ensured ballot item misleads
7/13/2010KPHO Channel 5 - It's all about the Wording (Video)
7/13/2010Indian Country Today - First Things First
7/13/2010Sierra Vista The Herald - Could aid to kids be further at risk?
7/13/2010Arizona Daily News - Hearing set on suit over Arizona referendum analysis
7/12/2010KVOA.com - Hearing today about November ballot proposition
7/9/2010Courthouse News Service - Arizona Wants Kids' Fund to Plug Budget Hole, State Board Says in Fighting Ballot Language
7/9/2010AzJournal.Com - Ballot Propositions Cover A Wide Variety Of Issues
7/8/2010Tucson Weekly - Farley Report: "Mr. Farley, It's Because You Don't Have the Votes"
7/7/2010Eastern Arizona Courier - Safford Library offers Imagination Library Program
  June
6/26/2010The Arizona Republic - Grant open Centers' doors to assist school kids, parents
6/25/2010Sierra Vista Herald - Early childhood program prepares to fight for existence
6/24/2010The Arizona Republic - Tobacco tax supports early-childhood programs
6/23/2010Yuma Sun - Kids services get $2 million
6/22/2010Nogales International - Local council opposes plan to take funds from First Things First
6/21/2010Tucson Weekly - More State Budget Trouble
6/19/2010Today's News-Herald - Child, health programs get funding
6/16/2010East Valley Tribune - Kits provide 'instruction manual' to parents of newborns
6/2/2010Indian County Today - Cocopah donates $5K to Food Bank
6/2/2010KVOA.com - Nurses help keep child care centers healthy
  May
5/26/2010Arizona Range News - Building bright futures
5/25/2010Nogales International - FTF to open new family centers
5/23/2010Examiner.com - First Things First: In-home visits for families with young children (FREE)
5/5/2010Channel 97, Sierra Vista - Cochise Regional Partnership Council, Chair Jane Strain and Vice Chair David Howe - Close up First Things First
5/5/2010yourwestvalley.com - Volunteers will spend Saturday looking for El Mirage pool fence to fix
  April
4/23/2010The Arizona Republic - State should take up loan offer
4/15/2010Au-Authm Action News - First Things First in Trouble: Could Affect Community’s Child Development Programs
4/14/2010KUAT’s Arizona Illustrated - Child agency Chair Steve Lynn defends how money spent
4/9/2010Open Letter To The Community
4/7/2010PBS Eight - FTF Executive Director Rhian Evans Allvin appears on Horizon
  March
3/26/2010KOLD News13 - Lawmakers target successful Tucson children's program
3/25/2010ASU Statepress.com - Lawmakers ask voters to end children’s program
3/21/2010Republic - Child agency defends how money spent
3/19/2010Nogales International - Legislature to ask voters to cut off First Things First
3/18/2010Arizona Capitol Times - Fate of First Things First hinges on ballot measure
3/18/2010Arizona Capitol Times - Lawmakers will face $450M shortfall if voters reject ballot measures in Nov.
3/18/2010Arizona Daily Sun - Budget base shaky
3/17/2010Arizona Senate OKs ballot measure, ends special session
3/17/2010Yuma Sun - Governor OKs budget bills
3/16/2010myFOXphoenix.com: - Ariz. Senate Slates Votes on Final Budget Measures
3/16/2010Business Week - Arizona budget-balancing bills on Brewer's desk
3/16/2010The Arizona Republic - Arizona lawmakers aim to wrap up session today
3/16/2010Arizona Daily Star - State senators scramble to find votes to pass spending plan
3/16/2010Arizona Daily Star - AZ voters to decide if state can redirect money for kids program
3/16/2010KTAR:The Associated Press - Senate OKs ballot measure on kids program
3/10/2010Arizona Daily Star - Lawmakers want to dip into tobacco-tax stream
3/3/2010Republic - Draft budget plan calls for less debt, more cuts than Brewer
3/3/2010Tucson Weekly - Farley Report on State Budget: "Here Is a Review of Who's Going to Get Hurt"
  February
2/24/2010Green Valley News - Pre-school grows; after-school program set
2/23/2010Arizona Daily Sun - Childhood funds safe from lawmakers -- for now
2/23/2010Nogales International - A family resource center is in the works
2/2/2010Arizona Daily Star - Reading is built on rich language exposure throughout preschool years
  January
1/29/2010Nogales International - MCHC has free dental program for youngsters in SCC
1/25/2010 Republic - Don't jeopardize kids' futures
1/24/2010 Republic - Program encourages adults to engage children in reading
1/14/2010 The Arizona Republic - Tolleson to expand preschool program
1/11/2010East Valley Tribune - Brewer: Hold back 3rd-graders who can’t read
1/10/2010 The Arizona Republic - Redirecting tobacco-tax dollars would aid budget
1/5/2010Yuma Sun - Child development class under way at Yuma library
 2009
  December
12/25/2009Yuma Sun - Area pre-schoolers get a boost
12/22/2009The Arizona Republic - Program offers help in getting young children ready for school
12/3/2009The Arizona Republic - Waiting list for state child care swells to 10,000
  November
11/17/2009Nogales International Day care centers face license fee hike
11/14/2009East Valley Tribune - First Things First, really?
11/12/2009The Arizona Republic - First things first, think of the kids (Commentary)
11/2/2009KGUN 9 - Will the Governor help avoid huge daycare fee hike?
  October
10/20/2009Mohave Daily News - Board funds H1N1 flu vaccine clinics
10/2/2009East Valley Tribune - Grant to fund dental care for E.V. kids in need
  September
9/30/2009Arizona Rural Headlines Examiner - Mohave County court partnering to benefit infants
9/23/2009The Kingman Daily Miner - Program aims to enhance early education
9/12/2009The Daily Courier - Group aims to meet kids' early developmental needs
  July
7/28/2009Yuma Sun - Yuma County ranks low in youth issues
7/24/2009KTAR.com - Ariz. court rules against using program's interest
7/24/2009Azcentral.com - Arizona court rules against using kids program funds
7/24/2009Arizona Education Network - First Things First: Court Favors Constitution & Voters Over Legislature’s “Fund Sweeps”
7/24/2009KSWT 13 News - Court: Ariz's raiding of fund for budget illegal
7/24/2009KSWT 13 News - Ariz. court rules against using program's interest
7/24/2009Yuma Sun - Government acted illegally in taking tobacco tax money
7/24/2009Camp Verde - Supreme Court says state broke law
7/24/2009The Arizona Republic - State's raiding of fund for budget illegal, court rules
7/20/2009Northland Pioneer College - NPC Board extends contracts with Apache County, NAVIT
7/10/2009The White Mountain Independent - $29 million for community efforts to help kids
7/1/2009Arizona Capitol Times - AZ Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge of First Things First sweep
  May
5/27/2009WillcoxRangeNews - Food Bank Plans Temporary Senior Center
5/22/2009The White Mountain Indepedent's - Poll: Arizona Voters Oppose Politicians Tinkering with Funds Designated for Infants and Toddlers
5/19/2009The Hualapai Daily Miner - Tribe to receive $32K from smokers
5/12/2009Education Group Honors State
5/6/2009America Ferrera Applauds Navajo Mothers for Giving Children an Early Start on School
  April
4/29/2009Information on Swine Flu
4/29/2009Nadine Mathis Basha & Steven W. Lynn Will Be Honored
4/20/2009Early Childhood Comes Into Focus This Week
4/12/2009Voters OK'd First Things First Tax
4/10/2009GRIC FTF is Awarded $510,408 Through Regional Partnership
4/2/2009Child Group Distributes Grant Funds
  March
3/31/2009Capital Media Services - Court is asked to block diversion of tobacco-tax revenue
3/31/2009AZ Central - Another Lawsuit Filed Over State Budget Plan
3/31/2009Tucson Citizen - Our Opinion: State Pulling a $7M Shell Game
3/29/2009The Arizona Republic - Should the legislature be allowed to reduce voter-protected spending in a budget crisis?
3/18/2009The White Mountain Independent's - Local First Things First receives over $1 million
3/18/2009Parker Pioneer- Funds Awarded for Early Childhood Programs
3/17/2009Nogales International - A Sincere Thanks to All
3/16/2009AZ Central - Report says Arizona's child care needs work
3/16/2009Payson Roundup - Dental Care for Children, Pregnant Women Available
3/10/2009Nogales International - SCC Kids Receive Symbolic Check
3/7/2009Sierra Vista El Herald - Early childhood program delivers its first funds
3/5/2009AZ Central - Funds from Tobacco Tax Start Flowing to Help Kids
3/5/2009UA News - New McClelland Institute to Honor Arizona Child Advocate
3/5/2009AZ Central - First Things First Money to Begin Flowing to Agencies
3/4/2009Eastern Arizona Courier - Local Children Benefit from Tobacco Tax
3/4/2009Arizona Daily Sun - Early $2M for child services
3/4/2009Maricopa360 - More than $5 Million to Aid Pinal Region’s Youngest Residents
3/3/2009The White Mountain Independent's - First Things First Board Approves $48 Million Emergency Early Childhood Support package
3/1/2009Public Comments Requested: Tribal Consultation Policy
3/1/2009Eastern Arizona Courier - Programs Benefiting Children Should Not Be Cut
  February
2/26/2009AZ Central - First Things First to Use $48 Mil to Help Families
2/26/2009KTAR - Parents to Protest Cuts in Child Disability Programs
2/24/2009Kingman Daily Miner - Smokers Cough Up Millions for Program
2/21/2009Yuma Sun - Pork Not Necessarily Something That's Bad - Most Arizona Legislative Bills are Sponsored by Legislators from Either the Valley
2/20/2009Yuma Sun - $3.6M Awarded to Yuma County to Help Children - Local Lawmakers Discuss Fiscal Shortfall
2/20/2009News Channel 11 - Children Come First in Yuma County
2/18/2009AZ Central - Strategy Unveiled on How Tobacco Tax Will Help Kids
2/18/2009AZ Central - Regional Council Plans More Health Care for Chandler Kids
2/18/2009Sierra Vista The Herald - "First Things First"
2/17/2009Sierra Vista The Herald - Almost $2M Available to Help County Children
2/17/2009Tucson Citizen - Hands off our initiative process - Desperate legislators try to overturn voters' wishes
2/16/2009Tucson Citizen - Our Opinion: Higher Taxes? Maybe so. Ignore Voters? Absolutely not!
2/14/2009AZ Central - Governor May Put a Tax Hike to Ariz. Voters in Special Election
2/10/2009Tucson Citizen - State Nabs Tobacco Tax Funds Destined for Early Education
2/9/2009Tucson Citizen - Arizona Child Care Subsidy Cuts to Aid Budget Will Hurt Kids
  January
1/16/2009Jan Brewer Transition Team - Share Your Thoughts! Incoming Governor Jan Brewer Wants to Know Your Priorities.
1/8/2009TriValleyCentral - First Things First Council identifies priorities for 2009
1/6/2009San Pedro Valley News - Investing in Early Childhood Development
1/6/2009Payson Roundup - Childhood Development Topic
1/5/2009AZ Central - How to Help Kids Succeed
1/4/2009AZ Daily Sun - Obama to Champion Early Childhood Education
1/2/2009Tucson Citizen - United Way Gets State Childcare Grant
 2008
  December
12/30/2008CVR News - Program for Children, Families will Focus on Prevention
12/30/2008Nogales International - To Invest in Educating and Shaping lives of Youth
12/30/2008Vail Sun - Money to Find Ways to Succeed
12/27/2008The White Mountain Independent's - Council Brings Much-Needed Early Childhood Services and Support
12/26/2008Payson Roundup - Early Childhood Education is Important
12/17/2008The New York Times - In Early Education, Obama Stirs Great Hope
12/16/2008Yuma Sun - Cocopah Tribe Receives State Money For Early Childhood Development
  September
9/2/2008Yuma Sun - Yuma Banch of First Things First Receives $3.6 Million for Local Programs
  August
8/25/2008Today's News-Herald - Groups form plan for cigarette tax funds
8/25/2008AZ Journal - First Things First Program Focuses On Early Childhood Development
8/1/2008Raising Arizona Kids - A conversation with....Nadine Mathis Basha
  July
7/30/2008KYMA NBC - Channel 11 Yuma covers Yuma Regional Partnership Council
7/29/2008The New York Times - The Biggest Issue by David Brooks
  June
6/29/2008The Daily Courier - Local control key to First Things First success
  May
5/20/2008Arizona Public Media - Early Childhood Education
  January
1/13/2008Daily Press - In the News, A Basic Preschool Primer
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