I’m in Washington, D.C. this week as Arizona celebrates 103 years of statehood and memorializes one of its greats, former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, with the unveiling later today of his statue in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The eight-foot bronze statue, previously housed at the Arizona State Capitol, will commemorate Goldwater’s legacy […]
Maybe you’ve seen the ads late at night promising cash to help you with your expenses while you await a settlement from your lawsuit. Call a 1-800 number and you can have a check before you know it, they say. And don’t worry! If you don’t win your case, you don’t owe anything. Hopefully, you’ll
Word that Apple is making a $2 billion investment in Arizona is a big win early in the administration of Gov. Doug Ducey. The governor has demonstrated right out of the gate that he’s willing to get personally involved in efforts to put Arizona on companies’ short list. You don’t land Apple unless you’ve got
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We are in the midst of Arizona tourism’s busiest season. The fantastic weather provides the perfect atmosphere for championship-caliber sports in the Valley, skiing up north, or even hunting for rare gems and minerals in Tucson. January has been a huge month for football, starting with the Fiesta and Cactus Bowls at the college level,
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For those who say that the state of our schools is “poor,” the rhetoric doesn’t match reality. That folks in positions of educational leadership subscribe to such a gloomy view of Arizona’s schools is disturbing. According to U.S. News and World Report, Arizona boasts three of the top-10 public high schools out of 19,400 schools
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Here’s my quick take on the budget request Gov. Ducey released last Friday: It is a responsible, serious start to the budget process. The governor’s budget rejects calls from some corners to raise taxes or prevent the implementation of previously-enacted competitiveness reforms from going forward. Gov. Ducey isn’t putting our pro-growth policies on hold, in
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BuzzFeed last fall posted a YouTube video titled “Can You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?” After going viral with over 1.4 million views, people took to social media to test out their own skills and share with their friends. Soon Facebook was flooded with users sharing and comparing their results on a U.S. Citizenship practice
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I had the privilege of being on the floor of the state House today for what was Gov. Doug Ducey’s first State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature. The mood was electric and the governor was outstanding. If this were Olympic diving, the governor just scored a perfect 10 on
It was fitting that Inauguration Day in Arizona last Monday was chamber of commerce weather. The sunny day matched the mood of the audience there to witness an energetic slate of statewide officeholders take their oaths of office. The sunshine also matches the outlook of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 2015 Business Agenda. Doug
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Congratulations to all of the statewide officeholders who took the oath of office today. What a great day for Arizona. Gov. Ducey hit all the right themes in his speech. It was particularly gratifying to hear the governor speak of his desire to ensure that all of Arizona’s kids have access to great schools. We
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