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Foes argue ballot measure doesn’t protect tipped workers
A bid by the Arizona Restaurant Association to convince voters to let them pay their workers less is so misleading that it should not be allowed on the ballot, according to an attorney for foes.
Group folds effort to raise minimum wage
Arizonans won't get a chance to vote in November to raise the state minimum wage.
House approves revision to minimum wage law for workers who earn tips
State lawmakers voted Tuesday to ask voters to amend the Arizona Constitution to let restaurants pay their tipped workers even less than they do now.
Republican in Democratic district omits party affiliation
Republicans are campaigning for Legislative District 22 candidate Steve Robinson in a Democratic district by omitting his party affiliation in messages to voters.
Supervisors pick new board member
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint attorney Tom Galvin to fill the District 2 seat left vacant when Steve Chucri resigned in November.
Long line vies for vacant supervisor seat
Twenty-two Republicans applied to fill the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors seat vacated by former member Steve Chucri.
Supervisor Chucri resigns after secret recording released
A Republican official in Arizona resigned Tuesday from the board overseeing Maricopa County after a recording emerged of him criticizing his GOP colleagues for opposing a review of the 2020 election.
Inflation drives minimum wage raise
Workers at the bottom of the Arizona wage scale appear to be in line for a pay hike of $26 a week.
Ducey cuts jobless benefits, offers incentives to work
Gov. Doug Ducey is cutting off the $300 a week in extra federal jobless benefits in a bid to help the restaurant and hospitality industry find more people willing to work for what they are paying.
Former Nogales mayor announces bid for governor
Former Nogales Mayor Marco Lopez launched his bid for governor with a request to "join us'' -- and a highly partisan jab at Republicans.
Arizonans dining out at higher rate than most of the country
Customers aren’t exactly filling the places up. But new figures from OpenTable suggest that Arizonans are once again warming to the idea of dining out — and doing so with […]
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors chairman nixes idea to keep polls open
Maricopa County won't seek to keep the polls open late tonight despite problems getting some of them open this morning.
