by USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | Dec 11, 2025 | MONEY AND JOBS
In 2026, for the first time, Arizona’s minimum wage will surpass $15. Arizona joins 18 other states that have announced wage increases in the new year. In 2026, Arizona will have the eighth-highest state minimum wage in the country, based on available data....
by Alyssa Bickle | Dec 11, 2025 | LABOR
Starbucks workers’ unfair labor practice strike is growing, and now US Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) plans to join the picket line. The longest-ever nationwide unfair labor practice strike in Starbucks’ company history is underway, and strikes are only growing. It...
by Trinity Murchie | Dec 10, 2025 | LOCAL NEWS
The fall flooding devastated downtown Globe. Resilience prevails with the reopening of nine businesses. The flooding in Globe wreaked havoc on the historical downtown, decimating buildings and closing more than a dozen businesses, which are vital to the health and...
by Robert Gundran | Dec 10, 2025 | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
You may remember that last November, Arizona voters approved Prop 139 to protect abortion rights in the state constitution. But a year later, several old restrictions are still on the books—and doctors say they’re making it unnecessarily difficult for patients to get...
by Copper Courier Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | LOCAL VIDEO
Lee Ziesche traveled from Tucson to Phoenix on Dec. 3 to attend the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) meeting to urge commissioners to vote against an Energy Supply Agreement between Tucson Electric Power and Beale Infrastructure for a data center in Tucson. After...
