Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Arizona Democratic Congressional Delegation Did This! The fruits of their embrace of the CHIPS and Science Act have resulted in the conclusion of a $7.865 billion award to Intel that will, according to a press release by Senator Mark Kelly, “create nearly 3,000 high-paying manufacturing jobs and 6,000 construction … Read more
Freshmen House Democrats elected Yassamin Ansari as the President of their group. In a press release the Arizona House Congressional District (CD) Three Representative-Elect said: “I’m honored by this vote of trust from my fellow freshman class. We’ve spent the last ten days getting to know each other and finding our footing and I can … Read more
With the start of National Apprenticeship Week across the country, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and Arizona Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC’s) President Rose Castaneres announced the expansion, in partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College, Northern Arizona University, Grand Canyon University, and Western Maricopa Education Center, of its Registered Technician Apprenticeship program … Read more
Ed. MDB 11/20/24: Further context for this move by Biden/Harris is that Trump has repeatedly indicated that he opposed the CHIPS Act, including him proclaiming, “…that CHIPS deal is so bad,” giving rise to concern that the funding which is bringing the world’s cutting edge chip manufacturing to Arizona could be in peril. Creating yet … Read more
In another effort to combat extreme heat in the fifth largest city in the country, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council passed the Shade Phoenix Plan, a measure that updates objectives from 2010 and doubles down on the number of trees that will be planted every year. Please click here to read … Read more