Phoenix is continuing its embrace of sustainable technologies and initiatives that will enable the fifth largest city in the United States to utilize additional clean energy sources and technologies as well as reduce air pollution and the effects of lingering summer heat waves. The city has already committed to zero net emissions by 2050 … Read more
The recent technology boom and lower living costs than cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles has been a high paying jobs boom to both Phoenix and Tucson over the last several years. In a study conducted by the real estate company Stressa (and reported by KTAR,) Phoenix and Tucson, from 2015 to 2020, … Read more
The U.S. inflation rate hit its highest point in nearly four decades, reaching 6.8% in November, because people who are saving money are essentially financing others who are buying expensive houses and cars. Stoked by the Federal Reserve’s “quantitative easing” policy plus super-low mortgage rates, inflation has returned as one of the most vexing problems … Read more
Dana Milbank of the Washington Post recently wrote, This is the worst economy we never had (a touch of sarcasm): For months, the GOP-Fox News axis [of evil] forecast the bluest of Christmases. House Republican leader “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy joined 159 House Republicans in a letter to President Biden saying his policies “will certainly ensure … Read more
Arizona’s minimum wage is set to increase from $12.15 an hour to $12.80 an hour on Jan. 1 under a citizens initiative approved by the state’s voters in 2016. Arizona Minimum Wage Going up to $12.80 an Hour on Jan. 1. The measure was opposed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature, … Read more