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Business Group Calls For State Lawmakers’ Immediate Attention To Supreme Court Ruling

Nov 5, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Earlier this month the Arizona Supreme Court agreed with a lower court’s ruling that parts of 4 of the 11 budget bills signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey this summer are unconstitutional on procedural grounds. The reaction from business owners and...

Business Executive Warns Federal Budget Bill Will Stunt Arizona’s Economic Growth

Oct 26, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | On Monday, the CEO of Phoenix-based Ritoch-Powell and Associates warned of the impacts of the corporate tax increase and cuts to deductions currently included in the Biden Administration’s federal budget bill. “These tax increases mean business...

Copper Mine From 1880s Set To Reopen In 2022 To Advantage Strong Pricing

Oct 22, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Excitement is growing in northern Cochise County after the announcement that multiple jobs will be created in early 2022 when Excelsior Mining Corp. reactivates the historic Johnson Camp Copper Mine which was first opened in the 1880s about 65 miles...

American Legion Preps For National Convention In Phoenix

Aug 17, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | More than 7,500 members of the American Legion family are expected to converge at the Phoenix Convention Center later this month for the 102nd National Convention of the American Legion and the 100th Convention of the American Legion Auxiliary. The...

Congressman Gosar Debuts ‘Gosar Minute’ News; Twitter Shadowbans As ‘Sensitive Content’

Aug 4, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Representative Paul Gosar, DDS (R-AZ-04) debuted a new series on Sunday to keep his constituents in the loop: “The Gosar Minute.” The series offers fast-hitting facts, commentary, and solutions for current issues, presented by Gosar’s staffers in...

State Still Below Average For Residents With Degrees While Universities Award Record Number Of Them

Jul 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona’s three public universities produced more degrees in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 than in any previous year, but the state continues to lag the national average for the number of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree, according...

Businesses, Communities Which Depend On Tourism Not Waiting On State Initiative

Jul 18, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Last week Gov. Doug Ducey announced he was spending $101 million of federal funds to launch the Visit Arizona Initiative in order to increase tourism spending, bolster job creation, and accelerate economic recovery in the state through marketing,...

$101.1M Invested In ‘Visit Arizona Initiative’ To Boost Tourism

Jul 16, 2021

Governor Doug Ducey this week announced $101.1 million in federal American Rescue Plan funding to launch the Visit Arizona Initiative, a bold program designed to increase visitation and tourism spending in Arizona, bolster job creation and accelerate economic...

Pima County Democrats’ Tweet Implies Men Should Be The Lone Bread Winner Per Household

Jul 14, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A Pima County Democratic Party tweet sparked outrage this week when it implied only men would be working if families could live on the wages of one working parent per household. The tweet targeted the Republican’s newest entry into the U.S. Senate...

Governor Signs Tax Cut For Small Business Bill

Jul 10, 2021

Senate Bill 1783, legislation that further reduces and streamlines taxes, was signed by Governor Doug Ducey on Friday. Sen. JD Mesnard and Rep. Ben Toma led the fight for the bill in order to protect small businesses from the threat of a 77 percent tax increase. “This...

AZ Board Of Regents Chair Lauds Higher Ed Budget Bill

Jul 7, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Chairman Larry E. Penley of the Arizona Board of Regents has high praise for the investment made by Gov. Doug Ducey and the State Legislature in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget passed last week which recognizes the role the state’s three public...

The Biden Administration Spenders

Jul 4, 2021

By Dr. Tom Patterson | The Biden/Harris administration is ignoring established budget tradition in their determination to spend yet more money. Since the Reagan era, each federal budget has included a list of achievable spending cuts. The final Obama/Biden budget...