Interviews with Patrick McNamara of Inside Tucson Business, Penelope Jacks of the Children’s Action Alliance, state Sen. David Bradley (D-LD10), along with U.S. Rep. Ron Barber (D-CD2), Councilman Paul Cunningham, and ‘Ace’ Thakore of Pointguardu.com.... Read more»
Some of America’s best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from the underworld of labor brokers, known as raiteros. As companies increasingly turn to temp workers to pack their products and stock their shelves, it’s the workers who pay the price.... Read more»
There are insights that emerge from the first in a series of regular quarterly updates of key statistical indicators of the Obama presidency.... Read more»
Some Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives insist on wasting time on extremist legislation that promotes an ideological agenda focused on undermining the federal government instead of working on what matters most to Arizonans – creating jobs and improving education.... Read more»2
A community garden taking root near downtown Phoenix gives homeless people receiving services from the Human Services Campus a chance to learn new skills. The University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension works with social service agencies to provide the instruction.... Read more»
Almost half of female business owners in Arizona look to hire and expand their companies in the next five years, a new survey shows. The optimistic report comes as new national figures showed the jobless rate fell to 7.7 percent in February, the lowest in four years.... Read more»
The president spins his accomplishments on jobs, health care and deficit reduction in annual address.... Read more»
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing steep reductions in emissions from the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired plant near Page. Salt River Project, the plant’s operator and a part-owner, says the equipment required for the reductions would cost up to $1.1 billion.... Read more»
The group includes five Democrats and two Republicans, most of whom have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Members say they are working on bipartisan legislation that will benefit Arizona veterans. One early result is a bill boosting incentives for hiring disabled veterans.... Read more»
From diapers to temporary workers, society is chock-full of conveniently disposable items.... Read more»
Two decades after a pact created the world’s largest free trade area, economists are calling NAFTA a resounding success, crediting it for fueling unprecedented trade and creating millions of jobs in the United States. But opponents say the trade pact has resulted in a loss of manufacturing and shipping jobs in the U.S. and in less oversight of production.... Read more»
Arizona’s economy could fully recover in three years as long as the so-called fiscal cliff doesn’t kick the nation back into recession, a panel of experts said at an economic forecast luncheon. Experts predict Arizona will see more jobs being created, more single-family homes being built and higher retail sales.... Read more»
Arizona adding 17,000 people to its food stamp roster in October has the state hanging onto near-record-high levels of assistance after 18 months. The increase from September to October brought the number of people receiving food stamps in the state to 1.14 million.... Read more»
How did the U.S. reach a ‘fiscal cliff’ and what does it mean? Here are the facts.... Read more»
Fiscal negotiations are the talk of Washington, but they’re not the talk around the dinner tables of millions of hard-working Americans. As usual, the conventional wisdom — and a lot of the media — is missing the real story. The real story is that we have a jobs shortage crisis in this country, and Republicans haven’t lifted a finger to help.... Read more»2
Arizona had the second-highest income inequality in the nation between 2008 and 2010, trailing only New Mexico for the gap between its richest and poorest residents, a new report says.... Read more»
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