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Nearly a month removed from the lifting of Title 42, the set of pandemic-era protocols that turned away most undocumented migrants seeking entry into the United States, a paper by a Texas banking executive could provide a roadmap for policymakers to secure the border and to develop a more coherent immigration policy, all while earning …

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As part of its ongoing coverage of how a lack of quality childcare can negatively affect the economy, Chamber Business News sat down with Angela Creedon, Arizona Public Affairs Manager at Intel Corporation, to talk about what Intel is doing to help ease the childcare challenge for families. The answers have been slightly edited for …

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The Arizona Board of Regents and the three state universities recently unveiled the AZ Healthy Tomorrow initiative to address Arizona’s growing health care needs.  The country continues to battle a critical shortage of medical personnel, and the need in Arizona over the past decade has become particularly acute. Nearly 3 million Arizonans have limited access …

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Four of Arizona’s nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.  The Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed 314-117, now heads to the Senate. The Arizona House members who voted to stave off default were Republicans Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert, and Democrats Ruben …

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The United States House of Representatives Rules Committee on Tuesday voted 7-6 to send to the full House the deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling until 2025. This comes after weeks of tense negotiations between both parties.  The full House is expected to vote on …

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A group of business leaders representing electric and autonomous vehicle sector giants Lucid, Waymo, Nikola, and Cruise gathered in Phoenix last week for a panel discussion about the future of their industries in Arizona and nationally.  Moderated by Arizona Commerce Authority President and CEO Sandra Watson, the panelists discussed how Arizona is a sort of …

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A U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation report examines what employers can do to ease the childcare burden for workers, and how a lack of childcare creates a drag on the overall economy. According to an employer roadmap from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Childcare Solutions for Working Parents, 62% of employers cited childcare as …

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If the federal government were to default on its debt it “would be catastrophic for the U.S. economy,” and that “it is impossible to overstate the negative consequences that would occur,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley said Tuesday. Negotiations between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin …

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Prominent members of Arizona’s business community on Tuesday voiced their strong concerns over President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next secretary of labor. Julie Su became deputy secretary of labor under former Sec. Marty Walsh in 2021. After Walsh left to become the head of the NHL Players’ Association, the White House nominated Su …

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday announced that she and California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo have reached an agreement to conserve 3 million acre-feet over the next three years to protect the Colorado River system.  An acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons of water.  Arizona, California, and Nevada comprise the Lower Basin …

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