PHOENIX — If you’re driving a particularly pockmarked road in Arizona, you may be able to blame the bumpy ride on the state Legislature. For the past few years, the Legislature has diverted money meant for roads maintenance in order to fund the Arizona Highway Patrol, which cities and counties say is leaving them less…
The Super Bowl and its more than 114 million viewers have put Arizona behind them but the good economic news didn’t stop when the fans left. Apple announced Monday it would add a $2 billion global command center in Mesa at a facility that used to house a glass supplier for the company. Gov. Doug…
PHOENIX – With family and guests in tow, members of Arizona’s 52nd Legislature were sworn in on Monday wearing white carnations. White carnations are a traditional symbol wishing good luck. With a deficit projected to hit $1 billion, and a huge debt owed to public schools and Gov. Ducey’s pledge of no new taxes, the…
As a new legislature and a new governor prepare to settle into Phoenix, a projected budget shortfall is not far from anyone’s minds. Just a year ago, the outgoing governor boasted about Arizona’s “comeback” and now the state faces a grim budget situation as it heads into the next year. Revised projections show Gov.-elect Doug…
