The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week released some preliminary premium prices for health insurance plans that will be available on the federal exchange. Supporters lauded these as “lower than anticipated” and pointed out that Arizona’s expected exchange premiums are among the lowest in the country. That’s like being the…
Read MoreThe Arizona business community is fully supportive of this critical bipartisan project By Glenn Hamer Imagine you could deliver 3,700 jobs and $61 billion of economic impact to the state of Arizona simply by saying “yes.” It might seem too good to be true, but Congress can take the first step to make it happen…
Read MoreThe latest entry from Glenn Hamer, who is traveling with a bipartisan delegation to Mexico City. Our delegation on Wednesday visited with Mexican senators to discuss the unique relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and, more specifically, Arizona and Mexico. Our discussion with the five senators lasted almost two hours. The state of our shared…
Read MoreThe latest entry from Glenn Hamer, who is participating in a trade mission to Mexico City led by Arizona Speaker Andy Tobin. As part of a historic bipartisan delegation to Mexico, Arizona House Members and business community stakeholders on Tuesday headed to Mexico’s House of Representatives, the Cámara de Diputados. Arizonans should be proud of…
Read MoreGlenn Hamer is in Mexico City this week as part of a bipartisan delegation led by Speaker of the House Andy Tobin. Glenn will be blogging from the trip, offering us a look at what the delegation is learning on this historic visit by a legislative delegation to Mexico City. The bipartisan Arizona House delegation…
Read MoreLast week the Arizona Chamber team packed our bags and headed for the cooler temperatures and greener hills of Prescott. While escaping the valley heat was a benefit, our real purpose was to host the 2013 Environmental and Sustainability Summit (ESS). We had a packed house at this year’s Environmental & Sustainability Summit Each year…
Read MoreSen. McCain addresses a full board room at Tuesday’s roundtable Sen. John McCain stopped by the offices of the Arizona Chamber earlier this week for one of his occasional roundtables with the business community. As usual, all of us in the room learned something from the senator, who is always generous with his time and…
Read MoreThe Arizona Chamber this morning hosted a great discussion with Rep. Matt Salmon as part of our regular Eggs and Issues breakfast series. As someone who has worked for him on two occasions, it’s great to see Rep. Salmon back representing Arizona in Washington. His comments this morning reminded us how fortunate we in the…
Read MoreIf you’re trying to unpack Gov. Brewer’s plan to restore the Proposition 204 childless adult population and expand the state’s Medicaid program, you need to check out Arizona Republic columnist Bob Robb’s writings on the subject. He’s putting on a clinic and making clear why the restoration/expansion plan is the best route for Arizona. In…
Read MoreIf you’re interested in the debate surrounding heightened educational standards in Arizona and other states, I urge you to check out MichaelGerson’s latest column. I’ve been mystified by some who have mischaracterized the governor and business community’s desire to improve our economic climate as something driven by bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. or even connecting these…
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