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Feb 7, 2023

Shah’s bill would criminalize sale, purchase of items made from kangaroos

Got kangaroo parts? You may if you have certain kinds of sports shoes. And a proposed new state law would make the sale and purchase of such items made with what has been called "k-leather'' a crime.

Aug 30, 2019

Goodyear steps up, gets big names to bring lots of jobs

The West Valley city of about 85,000 is attracting some of the biggest corporate names on the planet – names like Amazon, Microsoft and Nike.

Aug 5, 2019

The Breakdown: Unanswered questions

Governor Ducey’s early-morning tweetstorm yanking financial incentives from Nike may have exceeded his own authority.

Jul 30, 2019

Ducey denies he ordered Nike incentives withdrawn

Gov. Doug Ducey denied Tuesday that he unilaterally ordered the Commerce Authority to rescind a $1 million incentive that had been offered to Nike to locate a manufacturing plant in Goodyear.

Jul 11, 2019

Ducey welcomes Nike to Arizona

A week after going on a Twitter tirade against Nike, Gov. Doug Ducey gave the company a warm welcome to Arizona on the same medium.

Gov. Doug Ducey showed up Thursday for this Independence Day event wearing sneakers made by the company whose conduct he had criticized just the day before. (Twitter/Coconino County Democratic Party)
Jul 8, 2019

The Breakdown: Last laugh

Arizona kicked off the holiday weekend with a fight with Nike that put the governor in the national spotlight. Was that the intent all along, and what might that signal for Gov. Doug Ducey’s future plans?

Gov. Doug Ducey showed up Thursday for this Independence Day event wearing sneakers made by the company whose conduct he had criticized just the day before. (Twitter/Coconino County Democratic Party)
Jul 5, 2019

Ducey just does it, dons Nikes on Independence Day

Just two days after Ducey accused the sportswear company of "shameful'' conduct the governor showed up at an Independence Day event in Coconino County sporting a pair of Nike sneakers.

Jul 2, 2019

Ducey pulls incentives from Nike over flag-sneaker flap

Gov. Doug Ducey nixed up to $1 million in incentives meant to help attract Nike manufacturing jobs to Arizona after the company decided to pull back a new shoe featuring a U.S. flag design credited to Betsy Ross.

Jul 2, 2019

Ducey pulls Nike incentives over flag sneaker decision

Gov. Doug Ducey has withdrawn all financial incentives for Nike to locate in Goodyear after the company pulled a line of shoes former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick found offensive.

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