• $2.2 billion Maricopa County budget advances - Read Article

    $2.2 billion Maricopa County budget advances

    2013-05-23T09:48:06-07:00

    The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has advanced a $2.2 billion budget proposal that would lower spending, reduce taxes and increase employee pay. Arizona’s most populous county plans to decrease…

  • 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…

  • Phoenix health tax ordinance approved - Read Article

    Phoenix health tax ordinance approved

    2013-04-25T10:53:12-07:00

    Phoenix has received federal approval of its plan to tax local hospitals and use the resulting revenue to obtain a larger amount of federal dollars for health care provided under…

  • ACC’s Burns won’t seek re-election - Read Article

    ACC’s Burns won’t seek re-election

    2013-04-22T11:28:15-07:00

    Arizona Corporation Commissioner Brenda Burns says she has no plans to run for a second term. Burns made the announcement Friday. She says she will continue to be a watchdog…

  • ACC's Burns won't seek re-election - Read Article

    ACC's Burns won't seek re-election

    2013-04-22T11:28:15-07:00

    Arizona Corporation Commissioner Brenda Burns says she has no plans to run for a second term. Burns made the announcement Friday. She says she will continue to be a watchdog…

  • Brewer signs photo radar bill - Read Article

    Brewer signs photo radar bill

    2013-04-11T09:54:47-07:00

    Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill requiring state transportation officials to confirm there’s a legitimate safety need before they allow cities to put photo enforcement cameras on state…

  • Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan - Read Article

    Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan

    2013-04-10T10:26:43-07:00

    President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming…

  • 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…

  • Arizona lawmakers graded ‘C’ for openness - Read Article

    Arizona lawmakers graded ‘C’ for openness

    2013-03-13T13:28:22-07:00

    A national pro-transparency group says the Arizona Legislature isn’t doing a great job of sharing information with the public. The nonpartisan, nonprofit group Sunlight Foundation released transparency report cards on…

  • Arizona lawmakers graded 'C' for openness - Read Article

    Arizona lawmakers graded 'C' for openness

    2013-03-13T13:28:22-07:00

    A national pro-transparency group says the Arizona Legislature isn’t doing a great job of sharing information with the public. The nonpartisan, nonprofit group Sunlight Foundation released transparency report cards on…

  • ASU names Kyl Distinguished Fellow, Scholar - Read Article

    ASU names Kyl Distinguished Fellow, Scholar

    2013-03-08T11:44:49-07:00

    Former United States Senator Jon Kyl has accepted a part-time appointment at Arizona State University as Distinguished Fellow in Public Service in the ASU College of Public Programs and as…

  • Brewer, GM announce Chandler Innovation Center - Read Article

    Brewer, GM announce Chandler Innovation Center

    2013-03-06T09:00:59-07:00

    Michigan-based General Motors (GM), together with Governor Jan Brewer, Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), announced today GM has selected…

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