January 2024 Has Seen Many Positive Developments for Phoenix

The first month of 2024 has seen Phoenix, building on the achievements from the last few years, make many advances to help move the city forward and lift its residents up. On January 9, the Phoenix City Council passed a prevailing wage measure that will mandate construction workers on city projects earn a fair wage. … Read more

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Discusses Another Transformational Year for Phoenix in 2023

2023 has been another momentous and transformational year for Phoenix. From hosting the Superbowl to making advances and inroads in sustainability and affordable housing to further attracting high-wage positions in the semiconductor, environmental, and bioscience sectors to becoming a cultural hub, the fifth-largest city in the country has continued to become a beacon for the … Read more

Governor Hobbs Releases 100 Year Groundwater Supply Report Covering Arizona

Last week (June 1, 2023,) the Governor and her team, at a scheduled press event, released the Phoenix Active Management Area (AMA) Groundwater Model and the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ latest study of groundwater conditions across the Phoenix metropolitan area. While the report’s title refers to Phoenix, the data concerns the whole of Arizona. … Read more

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Welcomes the Expansion of Paid Parental Leave for City of Phoenix Employees

Effective October 1, 2022, City of Phoenix employees, thanks to actions taken by Mayor Kate Gallego and the City Council, are now eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave over a year period. In a news release from the City, this new program: “…Demonstrates the City’s commitment to creating an environment … Read more

Phoenix is One of 12 Cities from Around the World Engaged in the 2022 C40 Reinventing Cities Competition

What does Phoenix have in common with Bologna, Bristol, Houston, Izmir, Lyon, Milan, Montréal, Naples, Rome, San Francisco and São Paulo? All 12 of these cities are participants in the 2022 C40 Reinventing Cities Competition. C40 is a collaborative network of about 100 mayors from cities around the world whose focus is to devise sustainability … Read more