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Federal data privacy laws needed to help small businesses
For small businesses to thrive, we need Senators Kelly and Sinema to fight for Arizona small businesses by enacting a federal data privacy law.
Big banks dominate lending market, but some find success with community banks
For many small businesses, it’s not the idea they struggle with, it’s getting the money to fund it.
Advocate says new clean water rules will protect Arizona, but Republicans say they go too far
New federal rules designed to better protect small streams, tributaries and wetlands ai??i?? and the drinking water of 117 million Americans ai??i?? are being praised by environmentalists as a victory for clean water and criticized by Republicans and farm groups as going too far.
New study ranks Tucson area among worst for small business employees
A new study shows the Tucson area is among the worst in the nation to work for a small business.
Bill proposes equity crowdfunding legalization
Small businesses could start offering a stake in their companies to investors online through equity crowdfunding if a bill authored by Rep. Jeff Weninger and Sen. David Farnsworth passes.
Power Struggle
Showdown looms over electrical deregulation
For a century, public utilities have produced and delivered electricity to homes and industries in a system that guarantees their profit and ensures steady service to residents.
Now, the Arizona Corporation Commission is considering whether to shake up the monopolies and bring competition to the state.
Reducing debt should be Obama’s top priority
Small businesses in Arizona employ 46 percent of the private-sector workforce. They are an important economic engine to the state, and to the nation. But the uncertainty in Washington makes it difficult for them to live up to the full potential that we all know small business can be. When I was voted CEO of the Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), I made it a priority to engage our more than[...]
Tax boost for AZ businesses draws bipartisan support
The only bill in a Republican budget-balancing package to draw bipartisan support from members of an Arizona House committee was one opposed by small businesses.
