Fight for $15

Tucson Residents Give Our Lawless GQP-Controlled Legislature The Finger, Pass A $15 Minimum Wage Initiative 2-1

Last month, a judge blocked Arizona from collecting $1.1 million from the city of Flagstaff to compensate for its minimum wage which is higher than the state’s rate, ruling that the state missed a deadline for the assessment and was stretching a law targeting higher voter-approved city wages to collect its indirect costs. The Arizona Republic … Read more

affordable housing

Arizona Needs a Comprehensive Approach to Affordable Housing (video)

For years, Arizona has been one of the worst states in the country for affordable housing. A recent research survey, published in March 2021, ranked Tucson #1 in the world for worst change in property affordability, with Phoenix coming in #7. The survey by Online Mortgage Advisors reported on housing affordability in 200 US cities over the … Read more