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childcare subsidies, Hobbs, First Things First, early childhood
Nov 15, 2023

Hobbs takes action that’s expected to lead to increased childcare subsidies

Calling it a matter of economic development, Gov. Katie Hobbs took the first steps Wednesday in what is expected to be a move to increase childcare subsidies in Arizona.

debt, Mesnard, Senate
Mar 17, 2023

Mesnard aims to reaffirm state’s debt limit, end ‘creative financing’

The way Sen. J.D. Mesnard sees it, when the people who crafted the Arizona Constitution put in a $350,000 debt limit they weren't kidding.

affordable housing, rent, Petersen, Senate, Republicans
Mar 13, 2023

Lawmakers should approve Senate bill to provide affordable housing to veterans

It’s time for our state government to take action to serve our veterans and Servicemembers, but just as importantly, for all Arizonans struggling with our state’s housing crisis.

job growth, unemployment, Kaiser, Fernandez, jobless, Epstein, Senate
Mar 1, 2023

Senate gives initial approval to cutting time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits

State lawmakers are moving to cut the time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits -- even when unemployment hits double digits.

Farnsworth, Kavanagh, Livingston, homeless, Phoenix, Seattle, mental illness, Senate committee, The Zone
Jan 20, 2023

Farnsworth’s story of homelessness prompts Senate committee chair to pull Kavanagh’s proposal

A Republican state senator from Mesa's personal experience with mental illness and homelessness derailed a bid by another GOP lawmaker, this one a former cop, to make sleeping on a sidewalk a state crime. Sen. David Farnsworth's extended comments about his struggles led the chairman of a Senate committee to pull Republican Fountain Hills Sen. John Kavanagh's proposal from consideration during a he[...]

philanthropy, Arizona, nonprofits, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, Covid pandemic, Arizona Gives, the CARES Act, donors, recession, economy, inflation, holidays
Dec 2, 2022

Donations to nonprofits drop, economy a factor

Donations to nonprofit organizations in Arizona are becoming scarce as fears of an oncoming economic recession rise.  

the Zone, homeless, homelessness, City of Phoenix, appeal, court order
Feb 22, 2022

Homelessness finds bipartisan shelter in Senate committee

Republicans are showing a new interest in addressing homelessness this session by supporting legislation previously championed by Democrats as five bills passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday, including one... […]

Nov 1, 2018

Proposition 126 hurts Arizona’s public education system, ties hands of Legislature

Our lawmakers need to have every tool available to them when planning for the future. We cannot afford to limit their ability to make choices related to critical funding for our state’s education system. Proposition 126 would do just that.

Oct 18, 2018

Arizona’s jobless rate ticks upward

The state's jobless rate is up a tenth of a point and stands exactly where it did a year ago.

In this August 2012 photo, a carpenter drives a nail into the frame of a home under construction in Phoenix. (Photo by LeBlanc/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Feb 26, 2018

Construction industry relies on training programs, ex-prisoners to fill jobs

Since the recession that plagued the previous decade, Arizona has struggled to grow one of its biggest contributors to the economy: the construction industry.

Jan 8, 2018

Brian Mueller: Trying to grow a university to the highest degree

What began as interview with Grand Canyon University President Brian Mueller about GCU’s tuition fee freeze, now on its 10th consecutive year, quickly spawned into a free-wheeling discussion about how Americans are rethinking the value of a college degree.

Jun 6, 2017

Arizona-owned ranch poised to finally become a park

A ranch that has largely sat dormant since being bought by Arizona nearly a decade ago is being turned into a state park that will include campsites and recreational opportunities along the scenic Verde River.

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