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With distorted picture of NAFTA, U.S.-Mexico trade relations face precarious time
It is clear that there is a distorted picture of NAFTA in our nation’s capital. Rather than losing jobs due to a trade deficit, per the Mexico Institute, more than 4.9 million jobs in the U.S. are tied to trade with Mexico.
Workforce talent pipeline, education funding top Phoenix Chamber’s priorities
Gov. Doug Ducey and myriad pro-business lawmakers are our strong partners in increasing growth, strengthening competitiveness and continuing the success of Arizona’s business community.
Center created to enhance jobs and opportunity in Arizona
As we launch into this new year, Arizona community leaders have joined together to introduce the Arizona Center for Economic Progress.
Horses, handwriting and home sharing: Notable bills of 2016
Lawmakers this year filed 1,247 bills covering topics as diverse as campaign finance reform to protections for wild horses.
Early ballots arrive with pro-business voting opportunities
The choices that will decide the direction of our country, state and economy are being made right now. The most important thing we, as residents of Arizona and citizens of the United States, can do is cast our voice into the process.
Report: Nonunion workers lose pay as labor unions lose clout
The steady decline in union membership has had a ripple effect on wages of nonunion workers, costing them a potential $14 to $52 a week in pay, according to a report this week by a Washington think tank.
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.
Poverty rates fell in Arizona last year, still among nation’s highest
Arizona saw a “significant” drop in its poverty rate last year, but that rate still hovered well above the national average, according to numbers released Thursday by the Census Bureau.
Making the business case for comprehensive immigration reform
Crafting public policy that effectively considers both the human impacts and economic considerations of immigration in Arizona has proven challenging.
Minimum wage measure faces new obstacle
A bid to get a public vote to hike the state’s minimum wage is now facing a new hurdle.
Feds: Joint US-Mexico border inspections shorten wait times
Federal authorities say a program that allows U.S. and Mexico officers to jointly inspect commercial trucks heading north is helping shorten border crossing wait times in Arizona.
State gets failing grade for policies to support new working parents
Arizona received a failing grade for its policies to help expecting and new parents, only meeting the minimum federal standards under the Family and Medical Leave Act, according to a national report card released Wednesday.
