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Arizona Chamber seeks to lower tuition for ‘Dreamers’
The head of a major business organization is looking for legal ways to make education more affordable for "dreamers'' who attend state universities and community colleges in Arizona.
Mass subpoenas to be tested in challenge to energy measure
Opponents of a ballot measure to increase Arizona’s use of renewable energy have the right to subpoena more than 1,600 individuals who gathered signatures to get the proposed law on the ballot.
Budget calls for school districts to divvy up pay increase
The final version of the budget deal negotiated between GOP leaders and Gov. Doug Ducey puts $273 million into the $10.4 billion spending plan for the coming year specifically for teacher pay hikes.
Lowest-paid Arizonans to see 50 cents more in hourly wages
As of Monday, the new state minimum wage will be $10.50 an hour for most private sector employees. That’s 50 cents more than the current figure – or a bit more than $1,000 a year, before taxes.
U.S. chamber: Farmers need illegal immigrants in workforce
Arizona needs its 920,000 foreign-born residents, both legal and otherwise, to fuel the state's economy, according to a new study and some business leaders.
The CEOs speak
Arizona business leaders speak out on education and how best to prepare the nation's youth.
Split widens between business and education communities
After working together to pump $3.5 billion over a decade into the public education system, the business and education communities find themselves once more at odds following the latest actions at the Arizona Legislature.
Investment in universities leads to huge payoff, high-paying jobs
The case for Governor Doug Ducey’s infrastructure plan for public universities comes down to one word: Jobs. We’re talking about quality, high-paying jobs – the kind provided by employers that demand a trained, educated workforce. The fundamental tie between higher education and the economy is the reason business and community leaders from across Arizona have thrown their support behind the [...]
Chamber chief faces firestorm for calling teachers’ union ‘crybabies’
The head of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce waded into a storm of criticism after calling the teachers’ union “crybabies” for asking for pay raises.
Backers of higher minimum wage already have 90,000 signatures
Backers of a proposal to hike the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 claim they already have more than half the signatures they need, potentially setting the stage for an expensive fight with restaurants and the rest of the business community.
Raise your hand if this surprised you
Arizona Chamber of Commerce members “overwhelmingly” back President Glenn Hamer’s appeal to support the chamber’s opposition to a host of citizen initiatives, said spokesman Garrick Taylor.
It’s not so far off the mark after all
Last week, Arizona Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Glenn Hamer bitterly complained about the claim that, under S1516 (campaign finance amendments), the state is ceding its authority to regulate campaign spending to the feds. “This claim is so far off the mark as to make me wonder whether the media doesn’t understand campaign laws or whether it’s choosing just to ignore the facts,” Ha[...]
