ECONOMY
Tempe Residents In Top 10 Cities For Most Credit Card Owners
By Elizabeth Troutman | Residents of Tempe, Arizona, own the sixth most credit cards of any city in the nation, according to personal-finance website WalletHub. The city with the largest number of credit card owners was Port St. Lucie, Florida, followed by Nashua,...
Arizona Saw Tenth Biggest Increase In Auto Loan Debt
By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona was the state with the tenth biggest increase in auto loan debt from Quarter three to four in 2023, according to WalletHub. The personal-finance website recently released its report on the States Where Auto Loan Debt Is Increasing...
Arizona Remains One Of The Best States To Start A Business
By Daniel Stefanski | The Grand Canyon State is one of the best in the country for starting a business. According to a recently released report from WalletHub, Arizona ranked sixth in the nation for entrepreneurs looking to start a business. The 2024 Best & Worst...
State Treasurer: Gov. Hobbs’ Education Funding Plan Is ‘Dangerous And Unsustainable’
By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed education funding plan is “dangerous and unsustainable” according to State Treasurer Kimberly Yee. Hobbs’ plan, if passed by the state legislature, would renew Proposition 123 for another decade and...
Schweikert Calls On Congress To Take $34 Trillion National Debt “Seriously”
By Elizabeth Troutman | Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., urged Congress to “take our nation's fiscal health seriously” in response to the growing national debt. Schweikert’s Daily Debt Monitor shows the federal government’s gross national debt increasing by $839...
Arizona Ranks In Top Ten Among States With Most Credit Cards
By Corinne Murdock | The state of Arizona is among the top ten in the nation for having the most credit cards. According to a new study by WalletHub, Arizonans rank ninth among all states concerning credit card ownership. The average Arizonan...
Arizona’s New Minimum Wage Will Be Ninth Highest In The Country
By Corinne Murdock | Minimum wage in Arizona will rise to over $14 an hour in the new year, a 50-cent increase from the previous amount of over $13. At $14.35, that will make Arizona the state with the ninth-highest minimum wage in the country. Only...
Rep. Lesko Blames ‘Bidenflation’ For Lack Of Christmas Decorations
By Corinne Murdock | Rep. Debbie Lesko’s office showed off this year’s Christmas decorations available to them due to “Bidenflation”: a single, plain sign poking fun at historic inflation rates. “Due to Bidenflation all we could afford was this crummy sign,” read the...
Republicans Hope To Lower Gas Prices For Arizona Drivers
By Daniel Stefanski | On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers held a press conference to announce their plan to “ease the financial burden hitting hardworking Arizonans when they fill their gas tanks…by addressing fuel blend requirements in Arizona.”...
Rep. Crane: ‘Idiotic’ Biden Administration To Blame For Energy, National Security Crises
By Corinne Murdock | Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) says that President Joe Biden’s energy policies are to blame for the burgeoning energy and national security crises. Crane linked the crises to “idiotic” actions by the Biden administration, citing the...
$2 Billion Investment In Silicon Heading To West Valley
By Daniel Stefanski | Another economic boon is coming to Arizona. On Thursday, it was announced that Amkor Technology would be bringing a multi-billion-dollar campus to Peoria in the next few years. The company will be partnering with Apple to package and test...
Study Shows Arizona Households Must Spend $13,329 More Annually To Get By
By Daniel Stefanski | Americans are paying the price for an economy seemingly in decline. A recent study, released by CBS News, showed that “the typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they...
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