America’s immigration system has caused “self-inflicted economic wounds,” allowing other countries to outpace the United States by recruiting American-educated expatriates back to their native countries.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, Joe Snell, of Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc., and Dennis Hoffman, Arizona State University economist.... Read more»
For the first time in U.S. history, the majority of unemployed workers 25 years and older have either attended some college or graduated.... Read more»
Existing home sales in April rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years. Analysts said the numbers was positive, though it did not signal the end of the country’s economic woes.... Read more»
resident Barack Obama and likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney are in a dead heat over jobs and the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - Commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom present the Monday Political Face-off. Also, education expert Dr. Robert Hendricks on Arizona’s new voucher law. Plus, an update on the state of Arizona’s finances from Treasurer Doug Ducey.... Read more»
Higher prices charged by hospitals, outpatient centers and other providers drove up health care spending at double the rate of inflation during the economic downturn– even as patients consumed less medical care overall.... Read more»
The U.S. Postal Service announced earlier this week that it intends to move forward with its plan to eliminate as many as 140 mail processing centers across the country that could include Tucson’s Cherrybell facility in an effort to cut costs.... Read more»1
Immigration advocates were surprised this week when the Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that was not his promised DREAM Act-like proposal, but rather a bill that attacks “blameless” low-income American children.... Read more»
Investors and financial analysts have their eyes on a bankruptcy case, pending in a Dallas courtroom, that they say could systematically shift how American firms do business with Mexican companies.... Read more»
For most economists, the concepts of “middle class” or even inequality have not had a prominent place in our thinking about how an economy grows. But that is beginning to change.... Read more»
I’m wondering if there’s a lesson for U.S. politicians and voters in the recently completed French presidential election? My head says “Non!” but my heart screams “Oui! Oui!”... Read more»
While Greece continues to circle the drain, Time magazine focuses elsewhere ...... Read more»
Mitt Romney must be so frustrated ... an endorsement of gay marriage should be the electoral kiss of death, yet President Obama has pissed off only those who hated him already.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - While Bill Buckmaster is on vacation, guest host Shelly Fishman focuses the conversation on Tucson’s regional development with Maricela Solis, Tucson Mayor Rothschild’s business advocate, and Debbie Chandler, the city manager’s economic development manager.... Read more»
15433333
