Economics

Phoenix is One of 15 Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayor’s Challenge Winners for 2021

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What does Phoenix have in common with cities like: Amman, Jordan. Bogata, Colombia Butuan, Philiippines. Istanbul, Turkey. Hermosillo, Mexico. Freetown, Sierra Leone Kigali, Rwanda. Kumasi, Ghana. Paterson, USA Rochestor, Minnesotta. Rourkela, India. Vilnius, Lithuania. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Wellington, New Zealand. All 15 Cities are the 2021 winners of the 2021 Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayor’s Challenge. … Read more

David Lujan Discusses The Arizona Center for Economic Progress and Children’s Action Alliance Priorities for 2022

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Increases in Child Care Assistance. Supporting a ballot initiative to remove the expenditure cap on public education funding. Expand access to affordable higher education. Fully fund public schools. Giving comprehensive dental care to all adults through Medicaid. Expand KidsCare and eliminate the three-month waiting period to enroll. Increasing funding for KinCare. Expanding access to SNAP … Read more

Initial Democratic Reaction to Governor Ducey’s Last Proposed Budget

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Governor Doug Ducey and his office have released his last proposed budget. Like previous budget proposals, there are good components to it. There are increases (some paid for by American Rescue Plan dollars: the funds Mr. Ducey calls Socialist)  in K-12 funding, water augmentation, road infrastructure, and kinship care. Veterans and their spouses could receive … Read more

Infrastructure Week in Tucson

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The last seven days may truly be called “Infrastructure Week” in Tucson. On January 11, 2022, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, accompanied by several local dignitaries, helped celebrate the installation of an electric charging station at the Hotel Congress. Commenting on this advancement in Tucson’s Electric Vehicle Readiness Road Map Initiative, Mayor Romero posted on social … Read more