Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry Blog

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced the launch of the AZ AI Leadership Initiative, a coalition of industry experts, business leaders, and policymakers working to strengthen Arizona’s leadership in next-generation technology, digital infrastructure, and workforce development. 

The initiative will focus on advancing smart technology policy, bolstering the infrastructure that powers the digital economy, and ensuring Arizona’s regulatory environment keeps pace as artificial intelligence and emerging technologies transform industries across the state.  

Today, the Arizona Chamber joined 40 business organizations in submitting formal comments calling on the Department of Interior to withdraw and revise its draft Colorado River operational guidelines, which would impose disproportionate water cuts on Arizona in violation of established water law.

The Arizona Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee will hear Senate Bill 1489 on Wednesday, legislation that strengthens transparency and accountability in Arizona’s initiative process. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry is urging lawmakers to advance the bill, citing its role in improving disclosure, consistency, and voter confidence at the local level. 

“As federal officials consider new rules for managing the Colorado River after 2026, Arizona is being asked to shoulder more than its fair share of the cuts. That is not acceptable, and we need our state’s leaders across both political parties to step up and aggressively push back. As the business community, we are prepared to do the same."

Arizona has spent years positioning itself as a state that punches above its weight — a place where innovation and talent translate directly into economic competitiveness. Few leaders have had a bigger hand in shaping that trajectory than Dr. Michael Crow. 

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced the addition of Vanessa Pomeroy as chief counsel of the Arizona Chamber Legal Center, where she will help lead the Chamber’s legal and policy efforts to promote a competitive business environment and protect Arizona employers from burdensome regulation and litigation. 

New natural gas facility marks major milestone for Arizona’s reliable and competitive energy future

Never has it been more important to have a strong, steady advocate for Arizona on water policy at the federal level. We need a voice in Washington pushing for the resources, collaboration, and long-term planning that will secure our water future—not just for today’s economy, but for the generations that will inherit it. 

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry has long opposed federal government shutdowns, regardless of which party initiates them. Read our recent letter to Sens. Kelly and Gallego.

A new analysis from the Arizona Chamber Foundation and Common Sense Institute Arizona (CSI) finds that dozens of bills introduced during the 2025 legislative session could have derailed Arizona’s economic momentum, threatening jobs, incomes, and the state’s competitiveness.

New laws passed during the 2025 legislative session officially take effect today, including several Chamber-backed priorities that will strengthen the economy, create jobs, and advance innovation.

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today cheered the adoption by the state Supreme Court of an amendment to the rules of civil procedure that will dramatically increase the transparency over who is funding litigation. 

Arizona’s job creators are resilient, but they need policymakers at all levels of government to stand firm and defend our pro-jobs environment, and call out efforts, no matter how cleverly disguised, that would weaken it.