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Brewer unveils Web site to track stimulus
Gov. Jan Brewer on March 18 unveiled a Web site dedicated to tracking Arizona’s portion of the federal stimulus package.The site, www.azrecovery.gov, provides information regarding the money made available to... […]
Agencies provide scenarios under budget cuts of up to 20 percent
State agencies have completed a request from the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting to draw up scenarios for budget cuts of up to 20 percent.OSPB made the request in... […]
Obama to give keynote speech at ASU graduation
President Barack Obama is slated to address the graduating class of Arizona State University on May 13, according to a statement released by ASU. The occasion will mark the second... […]
Feds target AZ, 15 other states for stimulus audit
Arizona has not received most of the stimulus money it has coming. But when it arrives, the federal government will be around to make sure it is put to good... […]
Unemployment keeps climbing in February, reaching 7.4 percent
Arizona's unemployment rate reached 7.4 percent in February as job losses in construction, financial activities and trade offset seasonal gains in government and hospitality, the state Department of Commerce announced... […]
Financial frustration: State agency works to shore up confidence in AZ banks
Like their national brethren, state banks are suffering. The difference between the two is Arizona’s community banks — by and large — are not the orchestrators of their own tough... […]
Brewer adds several new staff members
Gov. Jan Brewer’s transition to the Ninth Floor continued as she announced several additions to her staff last week.The Governor’s Office named Linda Stiles as director of boards and commissions,... […]
Developmentally disabled, advocates protest program cuts
Robert Shin has a job with a Tucson manufacturing company thanks to a training and placement organization for people with developmental disabilities. That program relies on state funding. Shin, 31,... […]
Report: Slack revenues drive transit fares higher and riders away
As Valley Metro prepares to raise bus and light-rail fares, a public interest group reports such increases could push more riders back into automobiles — at a cost to the... […]
In bank analysis, does size really matter?
Regulators and analysts look at a half dozen key measures when they assess a bank’s health, said Boise-based John Hale, managing partner with KPMG, LLP. Banks are among the international... […]
Card-check legislation flies in face of democracy
As a small-business owner, I write to you with the hope of raising awareness about the undemocratic and politically driven legislation known as “card check,” or “The Employee Free Choice... […]
