Glenn Hamer Dear Phil, I read your recent comments about the crushing tax burden California has imposed on wage earners like yourself. You said that you might even move out of California. Allow me to suggest Arizona – your former home – as your next home. Though my time playing golf is usually […]
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Glenn Hamer Common Core is a term you’ll be seeing often this legislative session. The governor on Monday made clear her support for these rigorous academic standards during her State of the State Address and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry has made the implementation of the Common Core a top priority for 2013.
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PHOENIX – Chambers of commerce from across Arizona today released the following letter stating support for Gov. Jan Brewer’s call to expand Medicaid in the state. — January 16, 2013 The Honorable Janice K. BrewerGovernor1700 West Washington StreetPhoenix, Arizona 85007 Dear Governor Brewer: Business leaders from across the state applaud your call to expand
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Chamber ready to support governor on Common Core, uncompensated care and TPT PHOENIX – Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer released the following statement in reaction to Gov. Jan Brewer’s State of the State address today: “This governor demonstrated today that she is not one to shy away from
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Glenn Hamer Just as we always do this time of year, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today kicked off the next legislative session with our annual Legislative Forecast Luncheon. This year’s edition was held at a packed Phoenix Convention Center, where the 1,000-person crowd had the opportunity to hear from Gov. Jan Brewer
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Education, health care and TPT reform priority items PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today released its 2013 Business Agenda at the organization’s annual Legislative Forecast Luncheon at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix before a crowd of over 1,000 attendees. The Business Agenda outlines the top legislative priorities for
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Paper finds that increases in fees results in a back-door tax PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber Foundation today released a study that examines the economic and legal impact of fund sweeps and the resulting increase in reliance on user fees. The report notes that the Arizona Legislature has enacted nearly $13.4 billion in cumulative
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Glenn Hamer It’s that time of year to hand out some honors for the year’s best. So it is without further ado that I bring you the Third Annual Hammer Awards. Impact Player of the Year: State Treasurer Doug Ducey The keeper of the state’s checkbook took down Proposition 204 in
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Recommendations an important first step in sales tax simplification PHOENIX – The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry commends the work of a TPT (Transaction Privilege Tax) task force assembled by Gov. Jan Brewer, which today released its recommendations for simplifying Arizona’s complicated sales tax system. The governor established the TPT Simplification Task Force
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Glenn Hamer Governor’s task force making right moves on sales tax One of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s top legislative priorities for 2013 is to simplify our state’s sales tax system. Our sales tax is so complicated that you might be surprised to learn that Arizona does not technically have a sales tax.
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