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New year is time for fresh start, chamber excited to work with Hobbs
Arizona enters 2023 in one of the most competitive economic positions in recent memory, thanks to significant policy wins last session. Let’s not let our progress and momentum be hindered by dwelling on an election that was settled legitimately a month ago. Let’s resolve to leave the election lawsuits and inflammatory rhetoric in 2022.
Rising Halloween costs amid inflation make trick-or-treating less of a treat
The only thing scarier than ghosts, ghouls and goblins this Halloween may be the rising prices for candy, costumes and pumpkins. Candy is up 13% over last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and pumpkins were also about 13% costlier in the Southwest by mid-October of this year compared to last, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
2 ballot measures target citizen initiatives
Arizona residents could have an impact on the ballot initiative process when they vote for two ballot measures that have been criticized for restricting the power of future citizen initiatives.
Ducey signs bill to protect businesses from Covid-related lawsuits
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that would shield businesses from Covid-related lawsuits – one of his top legislative priorities of the year that would also apply to hospitals, nursing homes and schools.
Lawmaker wants 60% of voters to OK ballot measures
A Yuma Republican wants voters to make it more difficult for themselves to pass ballot propositions. Coming on the heels of a narrow victory for proponents of Proposition 208, a... […]
Prop 208 heads to court
Top Republican legislative leaders filed suit Monday to block implementation of the voter-approved tax on the income of the wealthiest Arizonans.
Ducey loses big with Trump, taxes, legal pot
Republican Governor Doug Ducey was able to keep the Arizona Legislature red, but not everything worked out to his benefit, based on unofficial election results.
Tax on rich, legalized marijuana take lead in early ballots
Arizonans are on track to approve ballot measures to tax the rich to fund public education and legalize adult-use recreational marijuana.
Chamber late on spending report in challenge to education tax
A business group waited until three days before the election to file a report disclosing it’s dumping more than $8.6 million into a last-ditch effort to defeat Proposition 208.
Supreme Court explains reasons Prop 208 returned to ballot
Trial judges cannot keep voter-proposed initiatives off the ballot just because the description doesn't mention every provision, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday, a conclusion that should make it easier to put future initiatives to voters.
Recreational pot struggles in polls, low on funds
Polling data and an expensive media market paint a gloomy picture for legalizing recreational marijuana at the ballot this year.
Another round of voter-approved minimum wage boosts to take effect
What would you buy with an extra $6 a week? Two gallons of milk? A Big Mac Meal? An overpriced venti half-caf, sugar-free latte?
