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Phoenix could lose $90M from immigration fallout
A city official says Phoenix could possibly lose hotel and convention center business worth about $90 million over the next five years because of fallout from Arizona's new immigration law.
ASRS director says fund solid, Legislature can’t touch it
Even with a mind-numbing return on investment of minus 18 percent and a report suggesting that the Arizona State Retirement System is woefully underfunded, retirees and current employees banking on a stable pension check need not worry.
So says Paul Matson, ASRS director, who notes that the retirement system is sitting on a whopping $25.5 billion pot of money.
Arizona needs tax cuts, not increases, to boost economy
Arizonans struggling to find employment in these tough economic times will now have even fewer job opportunities in the months and years ahead as a result of the failure of H2250.
Ariz. governor has appearances Tuesday in Tucson
Gov. Jan Brewer is in Tucson on Tuesday for political and official business.
Pierce defends Mills
Sen. Steve Pierce defended Buz Mills over recently publicized news that a Florida judge ruled that Mills defrauded a business partner during the 1997 sale of his telecom company, OPM-USA, Inc. "I think everyone who's ever been in business has been in conflict with someone," said Pierce, who is backing Mills' run for governor.
Judge’s ruling: Mills defrauded his business partner
Buz Mills has made it clear he’s ready to spend a boatload of cash on his campaign to become Arizona’s next governor, but eight years ago a judge in Florida ruled that Mills cheated a business partner out of millions of dollars by withholding information about the sale of a company both of them owned.
The time is now for job recovery
Arizona is in desperate need of a job-creation package that will accelerate economic recovery. Our budget challenges will remain until 2014, 2015 and possibly 2016. Arizonans cannot afford to wait five years for a jobs-package.
Burns says Brewer has to work on tax package
Senate President Bob Burns says the next move on a package of proposed business tax cuts and tax breaks for creating jobs is now up to Gov. Jan Brewer and her staff.
Media, lawmakers wrong about payday loans
It is unfortunate that Arizona lawmakers keep striking down efforts to preserve short-term credit options for consumers of the state.
Arizona School of Music, 1907
According to one historian, people thought this music school would be a failure because it was built “too far from the business section of the city.”
Payday Limbo
After losing a two-year, multimillion-dollar battle with voters and lawmakers, Arizona’s payday lenders are fighting for their lives.
‘Jobs bill’ rewritten without personal income tax cut
A bill intended to reduce business and personal taxes would change significantly if a Senate committee adopts a strike-everything amendment that was agreed upon by leaders of both chambers.
