When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn’t getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn’t even get half of that. A penny costs more than two…
A committee that studied funding issues with Arizona’s pension system for public employees is recommending that current and former workers be allowed to move into a 401(k)-style plan as an…
Arizona motorists are paying less at the pump for the eighth consecutive week. Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $3.11…
Officials with the light rail that serves the Phoenix metropolitan area say the potential for a work stoppage by New Year’s Eve has been averted. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local…
Arizona’s unemployment rate has dropped for the third straight month, falling to 7.8 percent as the economy added jobs in nearly all sectors. The October unemployment rate was 8.1 percent.…
Legislative budget analysts say the federal budgetary “fiscal cliff” may have a bright side for the Arizona state treasury, at least in the short term. The joint Legislative Budget Committee…
Tom Morrissey has announced that he won’t seek a second term as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party. He says his decision is due to upcoming knee surgeries that will…
A northern Arizona ski resort that got nearly three feet of snow from recent storms is opening this week. Skiers and snowboarders can hit the slopes Thursday at the Arizona…
The growing demand for electricity in the East Valley area known as the Price Road Corridor has prompted Salt River Project to initiate a process to site new 230-kilovolt (kV)…
A report released this week shows that Arizona is ranked second nationwide when it comes to the capacity of solar installations. The report issued by the Solar Energy Industries Association…
A jury in St. Louis has sided with Scottsdale-based Taser International in a civil lawsuit claiming the company failed to properly warn of its devices’ dangers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
Law students in Arizona who are nearing graduation will have the chance to take the bar exam early in an experimental program approved by the state Supreme Court. The experiment…
