Annie Dockendorff

Public polling shows 63% of Americans view the current crime situation as “extremely or very serious” – the highest such result in over twenty years – which is unsurprising given the recent surge in violent crime across the nation and particularly within America’s largest cities (like greater Phoenix). In this report, the Common Sense Institute, […]

Arizona Chamber, Manufacturers Council launch second annual competition to spotlight the state’s best “made-in-Arizona” products  PHOENIX (September 10, 2024) – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Arizona Manufacturers Council (AMC) are excited to announce the return of “The Hottest Thing Made in Arizona,” a competition created to celebrate Arizona’s manufacturing community and highlight

PHOENIX (July 17, 2024)—New polling conducted in Arizona on behalf of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) shows that among likely voters, the United States is on the wrong track and there is strong opposition to government policies designed to ban new gas-powered vehicles. Further, a supermajority of likely

PHOENIX (March 21, 2024)—The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry released the following statement about the future of the Arizona Commerce Authority: “We applauded the state House of Representatives last month when, by a wide margin, it voted to extend the Arizona Commerce Authority for four years, ensuring the state’s lead economic development agency would