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Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Cesar Chavez (center) on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, California. (Photo: John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

United States Supreme Court building (Photo by Wally Gobetz, Flickr)

Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Saturday, April 25, 2026
Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life
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Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Bodie Bernosky 04/25/2026

Autistic artist Joe Bradley reflects on his recently approved license plate design that supports autism care and research in the southwest.

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 
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Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Gwendolyn Owen 04/22/2026

The federal waiver allows states nationwide to sell E15, but the gas blend is uncommon in Arizona.

Fuel crisis
MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer
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MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Devin Hill 04/21/2026

MCC students have traveling opportunities into foreign lands such as France, Italy and Ireland.

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver
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Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Autumn Samsal 04/21/2026

Arizona democrats endorse EPA fuel waiver to help combat fuel prices amid ongoing energy crisis

Fuel crisis
Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC
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Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Erick Romero 04/21/2026

After a decade of coaching soccer, Brian Ronan has a specific approach to raising the next generation of soccer athletes.

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them
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MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Joseph Barnhurst 04/16/2026

Students at MCC share how the increasing gas prices have impacted their commute to and from campus.

Fuel crisis
Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College
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Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Penelope Medina 04/15/2026

Students will vote for their next leaders of the executive board in the upcoming academic year.

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority
Election News

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Gwendolyn Owen 04/13/2026

Turning Point USA brought
attention to the utilities election usually overlooked by voters, but lost majority of seats to clean energy team.

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs
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Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

Autumn Samsal 04/06/2026

The city of Mesa and local activists break association with Cesar Chavez.

Future of mail-in voting uncertain
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Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Joseph Barnhurst 04/06/2026

A combination of rulings and orders from the Supreme Court and President Trump could change absentee voting in the United States.

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