Support is growing in the Legislature for Gov. Janet Napolitano’s plan to phase in all-day kindergarten, beginning with schools in the poorest communities.

Gov. Janet Napolitano begins her second term this week, and the 2007 Legislature opens Jan. 8 to another two years of divided government between a Republican majority and a Democratic head of state.

Three East Valley schools are among 12 that have earned the 2006-07 A+ School Recognition Program award from the Arizona Educational Foundation.

The Phoenix Business Journal has named the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona one of the top 25 nonprofit organizations in the state. Despite its top ranking, the Foundation is feeling the strain of the economy as it battles for the same donation dollars that were easier to come by before the economy tanked.

The Phoenix Business Journal has named the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona one of the top 25 nonprofit organizations in the state. Despite its top ranking, the Foundation is feeling the strain of the economy as it battles for the same donation dollars that were easier to come by before the economy tanked.

The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation raised $285,000 for student scholarships at the sixth annual Heroes of Education fundraising dinner at the Arizona Biltmore. The event also honored Phoenix business consultant Ronnie Lopez as the 2011 Hero of Education.

The ultrasound technician’s voice shifted from cooing to clinical as she drew her wand across Cara Denby’s swollen abdomen.

In August, Richard Smith of Glendale-Peoria Today and westvalleypreps.com sat down with local high school football coaching legends Doug Clapp (Peoria), Larry Fetkenhier (Cactus) and Richard Taylor (Centennial) for a question-and-answer session about their careers. After last week’s history lesson, we now take a look at the state of the game:

Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs and Baptist Hospitals and Health Systems Legacy Foundation Chief Executive Officer Jerry Wissink handed out $183,915 in grants Thursday courtesy of Glendale’s From the Heart Foundation.

A Scottsdale homemaker and a bank executive are newly elected leaders of the Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped, a nonprofit agency that for 30 years has helped disabled adults improve their lives.

The Stardust Foundation is awarding a $510,000 grant to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University to fund high school journalism programs.

What would it take to turn the Valley into the bioscience capital of the world? The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust is banking that $50 million may just do the trick. The trust today announces an ambitious effort to lure 10 of the top minds in the world to Arizona to advance the revolutionary practice of personalized medicine, where treatment or prevention of disease is tailored to each person’s genetic makeup.

For those of you who know Vic Linoff, president of the Mesa Preservation Foundation and past president of the Mesa Historical Museum’s Board of Directors, you know that he is an “accumulator.”

The past and future of the Hayden Flour Mill in Tempe collided Thursday as archaeologists announced that they’d found the original foundation of the mill and a developer revealed plans to restore the historic building.

Benchmarks such as federal funding and job creation show that Arizona continues to develop as a center of bioscience, but the state lags in the venture-capital funding needed to nurture young companies, according to a report released Tuesday by The Flinn Foundation.

Arizona legislative leaders touted the fiscal year 2012 "balanced" budget by claiming their cuts-only philosophy and practice - especially as pertaining to health care and education - were their only options. They also said such action was exactly what voters wanted.

Susan G. Komen Central and Northern Arizona supports Governor Brewer’s Medicaid Restoration Plan.

Fifteen nonprofit organizations will share $500,000 from the Walmart Foundation Arizona State Giving Program and its Associate Choice Program. 

The Stardust Foundation is awarding a $510,000 grant to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University to fund high school journalism programs.

What would it take to turn the Valley into the bioscience capital of the world? The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust is banking that $50 million may just do the trick. The trust today announces an ambitious effort to lure 10 of the top minds in the world to Arizona to advance the revolutionary practice of personalized medicine, where treatment or prevention of disease is tailored to each person’s genetic makeup.

What would it take to turn the Valley into the bioscience capital of the world?

What would it take to turn the Valley into the bioscience capital of the world?