Why Arizona is winning with trade Glenn Hamer May 26, 2016 May is World Trade Month, which makes it a good a time as any to hail the positive moves Arizona is making to increase the state’s competitive standing on the global stage. The rhetoric surrounding trade on the presidential campaign trail in 2016 […]
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Working overtime to eliminate jobs Glenn Hamer May 20, 2016 This White House is hell-bent on short-circuiting any economic recovery. The Obama administration recently released a new rule on overtime pay that continues the administration’s commitment to making job creation more expensive and cumbersome. Give the president credit; he’s nothing if not consistent. The new
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There is no Plan B Glenn Hamer May 13, 2016 Next Tuesday is Election Day. Voters will be presented with one of the most consequential education propositions ever to appear on an Arizona ballot. If you haven’t already turned in your ballot, I urge you to vote yes on Proposition 123. If you are a regular reader
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Think the legalization of marijuana won’t have any public health impacts? Think again. Our friends at the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety today released the results of a study that found that fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after that state legalized the drug. The foundation’s analysis found that 8
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Education the big winner in state budget Glenn Hamer May 4, 2016 The Arizona state Legislature has passed a $9.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2017. The spending package is an excellent one for education. This budget and passage of Proposition 123 will result in $300 million more for K-12 than we expected to have at
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The annual state budget-making process isn’t always easy to watch. The nature of budgeting is that someone’s ox is getting gored. But the diversity in interests can lead to a final product that is prudent with taxpayer dollars and that also makes investments for the future for budget items like K-12 and higher education. It
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California East Glenn Hamer April 26, 2016 The November 2016 state ballot has the potential to inflict tremendous damage on the economic progress Arizona has made in the last several years. Numerous proposed ballot initiatives read like they were written during an all-nighter at Bernie Sanders campaign headquarters. Consider the issues that Arizona voters might
Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry to oppose anti-business ballot initiatives Chamber CEO: Voters should reject attempts by out-of-state interests to damage Arizona’s competitiveness PHOENIX (April 26, 2016) – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced that it will oppose several proposed anti-business ballot initiatives that would harm the state’s competitive standing. Based on
Setting the record straight Glenn Hamer March 31, 2016 Much of the media coverage and commentary over SB 1516, a major cleanup of Arizona’s confusing campaign finance statutes, has been wildly inaccurate. We’re all entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own facts. Here are the facts: Claim: The state is ceding its
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Closing the Gap between “Help Wanted” and “Work Needed” Glenn Hamer March 25, 2016 The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry is one of seven partners in a national initiative changing the way we meet workforce needs across the country. Arizona’s efforts to engage industry leaders in closing the skills gap were on full display
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