Business Community Comments on Proposed State Budget Dear Members of the Arizona Legislature: As leaders of Arizona’s business community, we recognize the enormous task it is to craft a fiscally sound spending plan that meets the core responsibilities of state government. We believe the spending blueprint currently under consideration in the Senate takes a positive […]
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Glenn Hamer Six million U.S. jobs depend on trade with Mexico. Arizona’s southern neighbor is our state’s top trading partner, where we export over $6 billion worth of goods and services across our shared border. But if that shared border is known more for its bottlenecks and long wait times, then it creates a drag
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Here they go again. For the second time in as many weeks, the state Senate today will consider two pieces of legislation that will dramatically weaken Arizona’s ability to give its students a world-class education defined by rigorous standards. The Senate is set to take up SB 1395 and SB 1396, which would allow local
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Today, the Arizona Chamber partnered with the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and Expect More Arizona to host “Phoenix Forum: Our Classrooms, Our Workforce, Our Future.” The event was attended by nearly 300 business leaders, education advocates, teachers and elected officials. The featured keynote speaker was Michael Petrilli, of the conservative education policy think tank
Today the Arizona Senate rejected a measure that would have caused chaos in Arizona classrooms. Thanks to Senators Driggs, McComish, Pierce, Reagan and Worsley and all thirteen Democratic Senators, the efforts of Arizona’s teachers and school leaders will not be interrupted. SB 1310 failed to pass 18-12, but would have prohibited Arizona schools from implementing
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Glenn Hamer The world is a dangerous place, which is why we should proceed with extreme caution when we consider big cuts to the Defense Department’s budget. What’s happening in Ukraine right now is a reminder that there are existential threats to freedom and stability around the globe. In a time of escalating tensions worldwide,
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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to testify before Representative Tom Forese’s House Commerce Committee, in an informational hearing on the impact of music on Arizona’s economy. As always, we appreciate Rep. Forese continuing to use this forum to highlight all the innovative and interesting things happening across Arizona’s economy. The music industry is making deep
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Statement by Business Leaders on SB 1062 PHOENIX – The CEOs of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Greater Phoenix Leadership and the Southern Arizona Leadership Council released the following statement regarding Senate Bill 1062: “This morning we sent a letter to Governor Brewer requesting that she veto Senate
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Glenn Hamer New Schools for Phoenix is a campaign to open 25 “A”-rated schools in Phoenix’s urban core by 2020. Launched by the Arizona Charter Schools Association, a group of motivated educational leaders – including the association’s president and CEO Eileen Sigmund – has looked at an area of greatest need and asked, “How can we
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The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that it would delay the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate for medium-sized businesses. Employers with 50-99 employees will not be required to provide health insurance for full-time employees until 2016. You can find an overview of the recent delay here, and U.S. Chamber President Tom Donohue’s statement on
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