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Arizona voters favor minimum wage boost, but some economists have doubts
A recent poll shows that a strong majority of Arizona voters support Proposition 206, a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020. However, some local economists have expressed doubts about whether the measure would actually help low-wage workers climb out of poverty and some fear it may actually hurt the economy.
Legal pot could upend years of drug smuggling in Arizona
If Arizona's ballot measure passes, pot shops would soon arise in a place that has long been a center of drug smuggling. How drug cartels respond to legalization has been a focus of debate in Arizona.
Opponents of minimum wage proposal raise a meager $20,000
Just days before early ballots go out, foes of a higher minimum wage finally have some money to spend on the campaign. But it’s just $20,000.
Poll indicates fate of marijuana measure uncertain as more money pumped in to defeat it
Foes of legalized marijuana are amassing a huge amount of cash in a last-minute bid to quash the measure.
Pot legalization advocates accuse opponents of ‘scare-mongering’ over DUI
Despite dire warnings by opponents of Proposition 205, marijuana users could still be prosecuted for driving under the influence if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in November.
Anti-marijuana forces build $2 million war chest
Foes of legalized recreational marijuana are building up a war chest in an apparent bid to kill Proposition 205 with a last-minute barrage of media.
DES director forwards email designed to ‘blow up’ pro-marijuana arguments
The head of the state Department of Economic Security sent a message to all of his employees on a state-owned email list with a link to a story with arguments against Proposition 205.
Marijuana measures on the ballot in 9 states on Nov. 8
Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana.
Petition firm sues minimum wage initiative
The firm that helped collect signatures to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot has sued the initiative committee, claiming its owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages for its efforts.
Colorado Springs mayor urges Arizonans not to legalize marijuana
The mayor of Colorado’s second-largest city is urging Arizonans not to legalize recreational use of marijuana even as he admits voters in his state want to keep their nearly 4-year-old law.
State Chamber of Commerce faces ‘uphill climb’ in opposing minimum wage measure
Three weeks before Arizonans start voting, a statewide business group has finally launched a campaign to kill Proposition 206.
Opiate purveyor spends big to oppose marijuana initiative
A Chandler firm that could lose business from legalized marijuana is now the largest contributor to a campaign to stop that from happening here.
