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Phoenix among cities leading US in job growth
Jobs are hard to come by in every U.S. city, but you stand a better chance of getting hired if you live in Washington, Dallas or Boston.
Michael Crow: ASU tuition hike coming
Arizona State University President Michael Crow told lawmakers Tuesday his administration will ask for a tuition fee increase to help offset the governor’s proposed higher-education budget reductions.
AZ shows more signs of recovery
Arizona's economy showed more signs of recovery in November, the fourth consecutive month of year-to-year growth in state revenue.
Lawmakers: public expectations also a challenge
Legislators say public expectations are one of the challenges they face as states' budget troubles continue.
Experts: More Arizona growth in 2011, but housing lags
A panel of economists says Arizona's economy is on track to see decent job growth in 2011 and beyond as it continues to recover from the Great Recession.
Tax hawks say cuts will have to wait
Businesses that are hoping for immediate tax cuts from the Legislature next session should plan on being disappointed.
Even the most ardent tax cutters in the Legislature say it would be impossible to balance the budget next session while cutting corporate taxes.
RELATED: Senate Republicans plan business tax cuts
Arizona’s economy on slow road to recovery, top forecaster says
Arizona’s economy is pulling out of recession, albeit it at a slow pace, as the job market, retail sector and housing industry show signs of improvement, a top economic forecaster said Wednesday.
Recovery outlook gloomy for home construction
Stimulating Arizona’s economy through the creation of construction jobs in the housing industry is one of the chief priorities of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, but an industry insider says fixed costs and layoffs are making recovery quite difficult.
Economy sending Ariz. teachers toward jobs abroad
Forced to search elsewhere for teaching jobs in the lackluster economy, and looking for some adventure and job stability, 1,200 North American teachers have been hired for Teach Away jobs this year.
Senator asks Brewer: What’s the plan?
Sen. Sylvia Allen sent a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer on May 26 asking her one overarching question: What’s your plan?
After May 18: What Arizona must do next
Regardless of what happens to the Proposition 100 sales tax hike on May 18, Gov. Jan Brewer and the Arizona Legislature have a lot of work ahead of them.
Brewer pitches alternate ‘jobs bill,’ without tax cuts
Gov. Jan Brewer has unveiled an alternative to House Speaker Kirk Adams' "jobs bill" that completely scraps the corporate tax cuts that were the core of H2250.
