Glenn Hamer

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  • Arizona Jobs at Risk in Latest Defense Budget - Read Article

    Arizona Jobs at Risk in Latest Defense Budget

    2014-03-06T16:01:37-07:00

    The world is a dangerous place, which is why we should proceed with extreme caution when we consider big cuts to the Defense Department’s budget. What’s happening in Ukraine right…

  • Wage laws hurt young and poor - Read Article

    Wage laws hurt young and poor

    2013-11-27T06:45:58-07:00

    President Obama this year has been making noise about wanting to hike the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour and then indexing the wage to inflation. That means the…

  • Gap is Narrowing on Immigration Reform - Read Article

    Gap is Narrowing on Immigration Reform

    2013-11-04T09:34:48-07:00

    Various Arizona Chamber and business leaders have made numerous visits to Washington, D.C. over the years to push for reform of our nation’s badly broken immigration system. As a border…

  • High tariffs put manufacturing in the rough - Read Article

    High tariffs put manufacturing in the rough

    2013-09-23T14:54:39-07:00

    Arizona has a rich golf history. We have hundreds of outstanding courses throughout the state, ranging from affordable municipal courses to Golf Digest five-star offerings. We’re host to top-flight tournaments…

  • Arizona’s rocky relationship with the EPA - Read Article

    Arizona’s rocky relationship with the EPA

    2013-08-12T04:03:11-07:00

    I’d imagine that the speechwriter preparing President Obama for his visit to Phoenix this week was hard pressed to come up with many highlights in the White House-Arizona relationship. We’ve…

  • Time to vote yes on immigration bill - Read Article

    Time to vote yes on immigration bill

    2013-06-24T13:31:02-07:00

    If you were worried that the Gang of Eight’s immigration overhaul efforts didn’t sufficiently address border security, then then amendment filed by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and John Hoeven (R-ND)…

  • Arizona Business Community Supports HB2111 - Read Article

    Arizona Business Community Supports HB2111

    2013-05-29T12:43:38-07:00

    The undersigned organizations and businesses want to express their strong support for the passage of HB2111 with the floor amendment that will be offered by Senator Steve Yarbrough. This final…

  • Visa reform needed to move country forward - Read Article

    Visa reform needed to move country forward

    2013-04-30T13:55:53-07:00

    And so it begins. After six years since the last substantive debates over immigration reform, the Senate Judiciary Committee last week began hearings on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and…

  • Creating high performance schools - Read Article

    Creating high performance schools

    2013-04-22T11:37:29-07:00

    A central part of this year’s state budget debate is over Governor Brewer’s Performance Funding proposal for district and charter schools. Her plan helps ensure that tax investment in our…

  • Shine coming off the Golden State - Read Article

    Shine coming off the Golden State

    2013-03-28T03:57:12-07:00

    The Tax Foundation in its 2013 State Business Tax Climate Index tells us something most of already know: California has high taxes. Really high. In its state-by-state rankings, California checks…

  • Grand Canyon-sized tax reform - Read Article

    Grand Canyon-sized tax reform

    2013-03-16T14:19:55-07:00

    The recent Grand Canyon Institute report “The Effects of Tax Reductions In Arizona: Significantly Reduced Government Revenue and No Apparent Impact on Economic Growth,” dismisses the bipartisan efforts to improve…

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