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High speed link to rural towns passes roadblock
A new law opens the way for the expansion of high-speed Internet to the farthest rural corners of Arizona.
State IT plan focuses on efficiency, cyber security and a big revamp in 2013
Armed with more money and increased input from the Governor’s Office, Chief Information Officer Aaron Sandeen revamped the Statewide Strategic IT Plan for 2013 with a keen focus on modernizing and securing the state’s vital technology infrastructure while keeping costs down.
Law gives workers time to vote
A little-known state law guarantees employees up to three hours away from work with pay to vote on Election Day as long as they ask for the time off at least a day in advance.
Public-private partnerships provide piece of the funding puzzle for new roads
It is Arizona’s freeway of the future, and seemingly everyone wants to see it built. Gov. Jan Brewer has advocated the construction of Interstate 11 between Phoenix and Las Vegas, calling it essential to commerce, tourism and trade throughout the West.
Arizona volunteers rally to increase Latino voting power
Every day, about 100 volunteers span out from the Promise Arizona office in central Phoenix to register Latino voters, hoping to change the dynamics of politics in Arizona.
Courting Volunteers: Valley youth wants to become a Supreme Court justice after insider work experience
During the past few years, the volunteer staff program at Maricopa County Justice Courts had slowed to being nearly non-existent.
Medical marijuana dispensaries rekindle debate over health benefits, legality
As the Arizona Department of Health Services approved nearly 100 dispensary application certificates, the battle over whether medical marijuana will be distributed on a large scale in Arizona is far from over.
‘Obamacare,’ ailing economy, rising costs lead to health care revolution
At one Phoenix medical center, health care reform means creating an electronic records system to reduce the distressingly high number of patients who die from hospital-acquired infections.
Rebuilding after the collapse
In 2006, Arizona-based Fulton Homes opened Fulton Ranch in Chandler, a 520-acre upscale, master-planned community. That was the height of the residential housing boom and high demand justified the financial risk.
Hispanic homebuyers: A wave to lift the housing industry?
At a time when the housing industry needs an infusion of hope, the demographic gods are poised to unleash what some Realtors, lenders and builders say will be the industry’s salvation: waves of young Hispanic workers and families hungry for houses of their own.
Ducey says keys to economy are simplified tax code, getting government out of the way
Doug Ducey brought 13 years of experience running a business in the private sector, including time as CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, to his post as Arizona state treasurer. Now, as he and his staff are responsible for managing the state’s $11.4 billion portfolio of taxpayer money on a daily basis, he shares what the state is — and is not — doing effectively in recovering from the Great Recessio[...]
Phoenix Mayor Stanton sees empty lots full of opportunities
Recently elected Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and architectural sustainability consultant Bill McDonough held a conversation with the downtown Phoenix community last month to figure out ways to put the empty lots that dot the city to work.
