ECONOMY
Phoenix Ranked 14th Among Best Cities For Young Entrepreneurs
By Matthew Holloway | A recent study from Search Logistics has yielded an encouraging result for the Phoenix metro area, ranking the city as the 14th best city in the nation for young entrepreneurs. The survey from the UK SEO firm ranked the fifty most populous cities...
Schweikert Exposes Biden Admin’s Outgoing Job Statistics
By Matthew Holloway | Congressman David Schweikert revealed the truth about job numbers after an update was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics which claimed the economy under outgoing President Joe Biden added 256,000 jobs in the month of December. “As we...
Common Sense Institute’s Free Enterprise Report Highlights School Choice, Tax Reforms In Arizona
By Matthew Holloway | The 2025 Free Enterprise Report from the Common Sense Institute Arizona (CSI) was released Monday and ranked the state of Arizona amongst the states in education as well as the new indexes of economic performance and economic momentum. According...
Gilbert Town Council Sued By Goldwater Institute For “Illegal” Pickleball Tax
By Matthew Holloway | The Town of Gilbert is the target of a lawsuit by the Goldwater Institute on behalf of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona and a local property owner, Jonathan Barth, for allegedly violating the Arizona Constitution which bans tax...
Arizona’s Low Tax Rate Lures Star Pitcher To Diamondbacks
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans highlighted their state’s low tax rate after a recent signing of a baseball star with the hometown team. Late last month, Corbin Burnes, a free agent pitching star, decided to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks, shocking most...
2025 Tax Elimination Set To Save AZ Renters Money
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona renters and landlords alike will get to breathe a sigh of relief this month when the Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT), applied by cities to rental payments every single month, is eliminated. While the cities that will no longer enjoy this...
Rep. Schweikert Pitches Solutions To Rising Costs And Decreasing Wages
By Matthew Holloway | Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) offered his fellow Congress members a gift in his weekly speech on Thursday. The former Arizona State Treasurer and nation’s de facto accountant presented solutions to the problems “that directly contribute...
Maricopa County Committee Calls For 20-Year Extension Of Existing Tax Rate
By Matthew Holloway | The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Funding Committee (PSFC) presented its findings last week and has recommended that it pursue a 20-year extension of the existing voter-approved tax rate of 1/5th of a cent, set to expire in...
Phoenix Is One Of The Most Debt-Burdened Cities, According To New Study
By Staff Reporter | The city of Phoenix is one of the cities with the most debt in the country, according to a new study. Per a study from LendingTree, Phoenix ranks 18th among the 50 largest metropolitan cities for debts held. The average Phoenix resident...
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Directs Bond Funds Toward New Home Lending Option
By Matthew Holloway | A major infusion of public bond-funded dollars into Arizona’s first “nonprofit Green Bank,” the Sustainable Home Improvement Loans of Arizona (SHILA), was announced last week by the Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (MCIDA). The...
Rental Tax Relief Law Set To Take Effect On January 1
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republican efforts to lower monthly bills for renters around the state have come to fruition. Late last month, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen shared a screenshot from an apartment property manager, alerting residents that rental...
Mesa City Council Approves Across-The-Board Utility Rate Hikes
By Matthew Holloway | During a city council meeting this week, Mayor John Giles and the Mesa City Council voted to approve across-the-board increases in the city’s utility rates and fees covering solid waste removal, electricity, gas, water, and wastewater. Over...
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