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CBP Stats Reveal No Slowing Of Migrant Encounters At Southwest Border
By Terri Jo Neff | Officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released June 2021 operational statistics for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week, and it shows undocumented migrants are still seeking entry -legally...
State Still Below Average For Residents With Degrees While Universities Award Record Number Of Them
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...
Businesses, Communities Which Depend On Tourism Not Waiting On State Initiative
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...
Arizona’s Aerospace Industry Benefits From Variety Of Advocacy Efforts
By Terri Jo Neff | A number of aerospace manufacturers now have a footprint in Arizona, including Boeing, General Dynamics, Honeywell Aerospace, Northrup Grumman, and Raytheon Technologies. In fact, aerospace is one of the largest economic sectors...
Professor’s Underwater Tent Invention To Appear On Shark Week
An underwater tent co-invented by a University of Arizona professor will be featured during the Discovery Channel's popular Shark Week this month. Dubbed the Ocean Space Habitat, the portable inflatable tent allows occupants to...
$101.1M Invested In ‘Visit Arizona Initiative’ To Boost Tourism
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...
Arizona Senate Auditors Offer Update, County Continues To Block Necessary Access
By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, the Arizona Senate held a hearing on the election audit as it heads into its final days of work. Election auditors testified that they discovered a sweeping variety of discrepancies within the election proceedings,...
Billions Have Been Budgeted For State Highway Construction On Top Of Transportation Board’s Projects
By Terri Jo Neff | Included in Arizona’s new $12.8 billion budget are several capital outlay appropriations of more than $163 million for 22 specified highway construction projects, ranging from $46 million to repave State Route 95 in Mohave County...
Free Enterprise Club Announces 2021 Legislative Scorecards
The Club's 2021 legislative scorecard (View House of Representatives and Senate Scorecards) included a thorough review of over 25 key bills, legislative actions and votes taken by lawmakers this session with an emphasis on the Club's supported or...
Catalina Foothills, Peoria Unified Warned Covid-19 Quarantine Policies Unlawful
On Wednesday, the Governor’s Office notified the superintendents of Peoria Unified School District and Catalina Foothills School District that their policies requiring quarantine for unvaccinated students who have been exposed to COVID-19 are...
Pima County Democrats’ Tweet Implies Men Should Be The Lone Bread Winner Per Household
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...
Lawsuit Challenges Phoenix Agreement Which Pays Employees To Conduct Union -Not City- Business
By Terri Jo Neff | Attorneys for the Goldwater Institute and the City of Phoenix will be in court Wednesday to argue over whether government workers subjected to a collective bargaining agreement can be forced to finance union activities, including...
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