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Gov. Brewer outlines tax, economic development plan
Brewer says her goal is to retain and attract businesses with steps intended to promote new investments and creation of quality jobs.
Director: high hopes for streamlined Commerce Authority
A state agency that in the minds of some elected and private sector officials was a comfortable place for political appointees to perform is on the way out.
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.
Adams’ ‘jobs bill’ doomed the moment it arrived in Senate
It wasn’t any single torpedo that sunk House Speaker Kirk Adams’ proposal intended to spur the state economy through tax cuts and incentives to businesses.
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.
Brewer plans to eliminate, replace Commerce Department
To attract new businesses and create jobs in Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer isn't looking to restructure or revamp the Department of Commerce. She's looking to eliminate it.
Brewer on April 14 announced plans to scrap the entire department and replace it with the Arizona Commerce Authority, a private sector-led operation that would narrow the state's economic development efforts to a handful [...]
Few specifics unveiled from council’s commerce report
A group of big-business leaders Gov. Jan Brewer appointed at the beginning of this year to search for solutions to the state's significant job losses and dreary economic situation has submitted its initial report. They're just not talking about it.
‘Jobs bill’ – An economy booster?
Experts say some parts of H2250 will help, but other aspects are meaningless.
Lawmakers hope to gain more than they lose on incentives for movie companies
Despite the bone-dry coffers of state government, Republican lawmakers are trying to provide new tax breaks for - get this - the movie industry.
Jobs dilemma — government or private sector?
Republicans and Democrats couldn't be farther apart on the issues of corporate taxes and job creation.
GOP jobs bill sails through committee
A House panel on Jan. 25 forwarded a measure to the floor aimed at spurring job growth through incentives to large corporations and tax cuts, where it is scheduled to be debated by the entire body.
Brewer wants more nuclear power in state
Gov. Jan Brewer said Jan. 5 that Arizona should include more nuclear power plants in its energy portfolio while cutting taxes and government regulation to provide a welcome mat for solar and wind projects encountering "green tape" elsewhere.
