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
Earlier today, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes helped certify the November Arizona Election Results including Proposition 139 which has started the process of restoring Reproductive Freedom to the women residing in the Grand Canyon State. At a ceremony after the certification, both Hobbs and … 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
At Gateway Community College in the Maricopa County Community College District, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and other technology, education, and government leaders launched a new program to help train apprentices and trainees in building semiconductors. Part of the Future48 Workforce Accelerator Program, this fifth such initiative “will offer customized, hands-on training in support of the … 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