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ArizonA DAily Sun Wednesday, February 14, 2018 A3 1 LOTTERY MEGA MILLIONS: 05-12- 15-46-49 (1) FANTASY 5: 11-16-33- 37-38 PICK 3: 6-1-0 ALL OR NOTHING: 01-03-09-14-15-16-17-18- 19-20 CARD CASH: ad-5s-6h- Js-Jd Coconino Sheriff identifies Kachina Village homicide victim The Coconino County Office has identified Timothy Scott Larson, 53, as the victim of a homicide in Kachina Village on Feb. 9. Deputies responded to a call of fight around 4:40 p.m. Feb. 9 at Gambel Oak Trail in Kachina Village.

When dep- uties arrived they found Larson unresponsive in the street. Larson was later pronounced dead. A possible suspect was later located and booked into the Coconino County Jail. Collin Tarr, 28, of Kachina Village was arrested on suspi- cion of one count of second degree homicide. He is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.

CCSO is continuing to investigate the situation. Anyone with information should contact CCSO at (800) 336-7888, press option 1 to speak to a dispatcher or deputy NAU police on the lookout for two masked men Northern Arizona Police and local law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for two male subjects who attempted to rob an NAU student Saturday evening on the Flagstaff Urban Trail System east of Knoles Drive. According to NAU Police, a young man walking the FUTS trail around 8:45 p.m. reported that two men in dark hood- ies and masks who were carrying knives, attempted to rob him of his wallet. The young man was superficially injured in the scuffle, but the suspects did not get his wallet.

NAU PD posted a message on its Facebook page and sent out an alert of the incident to NAU students. The depart- ment recommends that students walk with friends or call the Safewalk program for a safety escort at (928) 532-3611. Anyone with information about the alleged assault should call NAU PD at (928) 523-3611. APS teams with First Solar on plant with battery storage PHOENIX (AP) largest electric utility is teaming with one of the leading solar panel makers to develop a solar power field matched with battery storage. Arizona Public Service Co.

and Tempe-Based First Solar announced Monday they will build the solar panel array and battery bank near the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Phoenix. Matching battery storage with a utility-scale solar array means the plant will be able to provide power during the late afternoon and evening when it is most needed. The com- panies say the project will feature one of the largest battery storage systems in the nation when completed in 2021. APS already has three grid-scale battery arrays stor- ing solar energy and plans to install much more over the coming 15 years. BRIEFS SUZANNE ADAMS-OCKRASSA Sun Staff Reporter Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy is enlisting the help of students, staff and parent volun- teers to make a fundraising plan that will hopefully smooth out the finances.

The academy finances have al- ways been relatively cyclical be- cause they depend on the number of students enrolled in the school, but recently a number of financial problems have come to a head, leav- ing the school facing the possibility of a shortfall of about $160,000 at the end of June, said FALA Exec- utive Director Larry Wallen. The school has a reserve fund that it can draw from to make ends meet, but the school and its supporters want to create a plan that would bring a steadier source of funding. Staff met with students and parent volunteers in late January to brainstorm fundraising ideas to stabilize the bank ac- count, Wallen said. The school, students and supporters have al- ready started to move forward on some of the suggestions raised. moving along quite dra- matically to create a fundraising he said.

Staff is working on a database of donors that volunteers can use to send out fundraising letters and special appeals letters for funds. also creating a master list of events that could be used for future fundraisers. A marketing plan for the school year is also in the works with the help of students from Arizona State University Her- berger Institute for Design and the Arts. The school is also ramping up a campaign to educate parents and the public about the Arizona Public School Tax Credit. The credit allows taxpayers to donate up to $200 for single peo- ple and $400 for married couples to a school of their choice up un- til April 15.

In return, the taxpayer gets a credit on their taxes for the amount they donate. hoping to get people to donate a small amount of money on a monthly basis that will allow do- nors to budget a contribution and claim the tax credit. In order to make it easier for people to donate to the school, the academy has put a donate button at the top of its website. The link leads to a webpage where donors have their choice of filling out a general donation form or an Ar- izona Public School Tax Credit form. Residents interested in do- nating can also contact the school directly at (928) 779-7223.

trying to make it as easy as possible for Wallen said. The school and its volunteers are also working on a corporate spon- sorship program where local busi- nesses who are interested in donat- ing funds or sponsoring a particular project could sign up. The school is also writing up a bill of rights and a gift acceptance pol- icy to make sure that donors know where their money is going and that the money is used properly. Right now FALA is making a list of infrastructure improvements it would like to fund through its marketing and fundraising pro- gram, Wallen said. The school needs items like Chromebooks for the students, a fume hood for its science classes and musical in- struments for students.

Wallen is also hoping to get ap- proval for a $150,000 loan from the company that handles the bonds. That money will help with the general operation of the school. The eventual plan is to set up an endowment that would help smooth out some of the moun- tains and valley in funding the school experiences over the year. FALA already plans to cut some classes that have a high en- rollment and are not required by the state in the next year, he said. also expecting to fill 50 new seats for sixth graders in the fall and the other seats that are open in the seventh and eighth grades.

The new sixth grade class will also bring in about $50,000 of new revenue to the school through state funding. The reporter can be reached at or (928)556-2253. FALA compiling fundraising plan ideas Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy http://flagarts.com/donate/ (928) 779-7223 HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services PHOENIX The Ari- zona Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the allowed by the federal government to remain in the country are eligible to pay the same re- duced tuition as other Ari- zona residents. In a brief order Tuesday, the justices said they want to hear arguments from both the Maricopa County Community College Dis- trict, which has granted in-state tuition, and At- torney General Mark Br- novich, who contends they are not. The justices did not set a date for a hearing or give any indication of what they are thinking.

But order is, for the moment, a victory for the college and students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals pro- gram. It means the justices will review last ruling by the State Court of Ap- peals that a 2006 voter-ap- proved law makes the lower resident tuition off limits to them. What the justices de- cide will have implications beyond just the Maricopa colleges. It also will affect the pol- icy of the Board of Regents, which continues to allow DACA recipients to attend the three universi- ties while paying in-state tuition if they meet other Arizona residency re- quirements. Several other community colleges also offer a reduced tuition to dreamers.

Central to the issue is the legal status of DACA recip- ients. In 2012 the Obama ad- ministration decided that those who arrived illegally as children and meet other conditions can qualify for the program. That status, which can be renewed bi- ennially, means they are in no danger of being de- ported. President Trump has announced he intends to rescind the policy if Con- gress does not act. In the meantime there are legal challenges to whether he can do that.

At issue here is Proposi- tion 300, the 2006 Arizona law that says that someone who is a citizen or le- gal resident of the United States or who is without lawful immigration status is not entitled to classifi- cation as an in-state stu- That law also denies them any type of financial assistance that comes from state funds. Last year the state Court of Appeals sided with Br- novich, concluding that Congress never gave DACA recipients the required le- gal status to get in-state tuition. are more aptly described as beneficiaries of an executive branch policy designed to forgo deportation of those who lacked unlawful intent in entering the country and have, since their arrival, led productive wrote Judge Kenton Jones. even accepting DACA positive societal attributes, Con- gress has not defined them, or deferred-action recipi- ents generally, as who are and therefore el- igible to receive in-state tuition Jones acknowledged that Congress has given indi- vidual states the option of offering state or local public benefits to those not here legally, including in-state tuition. But he said that has been precluded in Arizona by Proposition 300, making any action to the contrary by college governing boards illegal.

In seeking Supreme Court review, Mary the attorney for the Maricopa colleges, said the appellate court ruling is wrong because it relies on that language of the 2006 law about who is a or law- ful immigration said neither phrase is defined any- where in state or federal law. In fact, she said, the federal Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re- sponsibility Act, to which the state law refers, even use those terms. What that federal law does say is that people who are lawfully in this country are not enti- tled to post secondary edu- cation benefits, something entirely different. She contends DACA re- cipients are, in fact, fully citing a list of frequently asked ques- tions about DACA pub- lished by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security.

It says that individual who has received deferred action is authorized by DHS to be present in the United Supreme Court to decide Dreamers tuition case HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services PHOENIX State lawmakers voted Tuesday to block any efforts by Arizona cities and counties to find out and inform the public who is funneling money into local elections through nonprofit groups. On a 33-25 margin the Repub- lican-controlled House voted to prohibit local governments from requiring organizations declared to be tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service from registering as political action committees, even if they are putting money into political races. More to the point, it would pre- clude any requirement that these so-called groups identify donors. And it would bar local governments from auditing the books of these groups or requir- ing them to respond to subpoenas, even if there were allegations that they were violating campaign fi- nance laws. HB 2153 now goes to the Senate, which also is dominated by Repub- licans.

The legislation comes two years after lawmakers voted to grant more anonymity to donors that are put- ting money into independent cam- paigns for statewide and legislative races. Foes of disclosure have now turned their attention to local races. Rep. Vince Leach, R-Tucson, who has championed this measure, con- ceded that no Arizona community has so far sought to impose such re- porting requirements on nonprofit organizations. Instead, he argued, it was designed to get out in front of the issue before some community could approve measures like one that exists in Santa Fe, N.M.

But the legislation does not exist in a vacuum. It comes as voters in Tempe are set to vote next month on a proposal to require that any group spending at least $1,000 on inde- pendent campaigns disclose their donors. HB 2153, if signed into law, would preempt such an ordinance. At the heart of the debate is a contention by Leach and other sup- porters that requiring disclosure could result in individual donors being harassed. Rep.

Ken Clark, D-Phoenix, said the measure is badly flawed. He said an organization can qual- ify for nonprofit status from the IRS if it does not spend a majority of its funds to influence elections. But Clark said that has no meaning when there are major donors on both the Left and Right who have deep pock- ets and still can spend multiple mil- lions of dollars to influence elections without endangering that nonprofit status. Clark said this just about disclosing on TV commercials and mailings what group has paid for it, along with the ability to find out who is behind that group. about the money that that organization, many organizations can spend to intimidate lawmakers at all he argued.

is very Clark said. now going to be even eas- ier with this bill to hide But the real issue comes down to what most Republicans and multi- ple business groups contend is the right of individuals and businesses to influence elections anonymously. The lone exception to that all- GOP support during debate was Rep. Noel Campbell of Prescott. believe in he told colleagues.

And Campbell said he believes that people have a right to give however much they want to political campaigns. I also believe a citizen should take a step forward and own what he believes he said, saying why he supports disclosure. Camp- bell said lawmakers should do what they can to fight think it pollutes our he said. And Campbell said he dis- agrees with the historic 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision which opened the door to corporations having the right to spend money to influence elections.

it was up to me, only a living human being could give he said. House blocks cities from disclosing dark money 914 East Route 66, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86001 928.774.2211 Norvel Owens Mortuary Aspen Cremation ONLY Onsite Crematory Lasts Louise WorkerGordy LouiseWorker Gordy was born on May 2, 1932 in Gray Mountain, Arizona where she lived and worked throughout her life. She worked alongside her late husband, Lawrence K. Gordy as a missionary and wife. She spent most of her time with her children and grandchildren, teaching them how to weave, read Navajo and learning from theWord of God.

She was a spiritual mother and grandmother to those she ministered to. She attended Leupp Boarding School until it was turned into a concentration camp during the war and was transferred to Tuba City Boarding School. She worked as a housekeeper part-time and at Truck Stop in Cameron for a couple years. She also attended Southwestern School of Missions and received a 2-year Certificate. Louise went home to be with the Lord on February 9, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Bi her father, Naalnishi Begay, her brother, LeoWorker, her husband, Lawrence K. Gordy, her son, Leonard Gordy and three granddaughters, Charless, Bryanna, and Alohna Shryock. She is survived by 3 daughters, 2 sons, 1 step-daughter, 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be onWednesday, February 14, 2018, 9:30 am at the Flagstaff Church of the Nazarene. Interment will follow at Citizens Cemetery in the section.

Reception will be at the Flagstaff Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements by Valley Ridge Mortuary, Tuba City, AZ..