Glenn Hamer The recent Grand Canyon Institute report “The Effects of Tax Reductions In Arizona: Significantly Reduced Government Revenue and No Apparent Impact on Economic Growth,” dismisses the bipartisan efforts to improve Arizona’s tax competitiveness over the past two decades and defies common sense. Does anyone really believe that Arizona would be better off with […]
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Glenn Hamer Arizona’s current high-stakes educational test, the AIMS test, measures if a student has mastered 10th grade material. Perhaps connected to this fact, 59 percent of Arizona children who graduate from Arizona high schools still must take remedial courses in college. In the recent recession we learned the hard truth about skills and the workforce.
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Thanks, Sen. Paul, for bringing the rarely used filibuster to the Senate floor last night. It was fun to watch. If you were looking to earn headlines, you succeeded. But if the filibuster was intended to carry out a serious policy discussion, you fell short. As The Wall Street Journalpointed out in its editorial today,
State Senator Kimberly Yee is a model state legislator. Her record during her tenure in public service is exemplary. Senator Yee has advanced civil justice reform, tax cuts, regulatory reform and supported efforts to protect the public from the uncontrolled use of toxic substances. Sen. Yee also has deep experience in education reform. She
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PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Greater Phoenix Leadership, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and over 125 members of Arizona’s business community today released a letter endorsing the efforts of Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake in reforming the country’s immigration system. The letter states, “In order to ensure the competitive
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You might have read that paycheck protection legislation, SB 1182, went down to defeat today in Committee of the Whole in the Arizona state Senate. In a Senate chamber with a Republican majority, I am stunned that the bill was turned back. This was an opportunity to finally put an end to public sector labor
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Glenn Hamer The issue of Medicaid expansion continues to loom large in state policymaking circles, and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s research arm, the Arizona Chamber Foundation, has produced new reports on this important topic. The Foundation recently released a new Policy Brief titled The Business Case for AHCCCS Expansion. The brief outlines the
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Steve Macias Who amongst us has not wondered in awe at the explosive power of Menthos and Coke, or for the more aged challenged amongst us, that old standby of baking soda and vinegar? I grew up with a house full of brothers and a neighborhood full of kids and am blessed to
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Glenn Hamer This is a heady time for supporters of real immigration reform. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including our own John McCain and Jeff Flake, have announced their support for a framework of sweeping changes that have long been supported by Arizona’s – and the nation’s – business community. It is natural that
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PHOENIX – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including our own John McCain and Jeff Flake have announced their support for a framework of sweeping immigration reforms that have long been supported by Arizona’s – and the nation’s – business community. The Arizona Chamber commends the tireless efforts of Senators McCain Flake for their
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