Judge refuses to slow signature validation for minimum wage initiative
A judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the Secretary of State's Office from kick-starting the process of validating signatures collected on a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage.
Restaurant group preparing to fight minimum wage ballot measure
The head of state’s restaurant industry is gearing up to convince voters to quash an initiative that would boost the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.
Ducey signs bill targeting city laws on paid vacation, maternity leave
Responding to pleas from restaurant owners, Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday to block cities and counties from telling private employers what kind of fringe benefits they have to offer.