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Economy A Republican Plan to Raise Taxes on Arizonans and Potentially End Social Security and Medicare is Massively Unpopular, Poll Shows

Arizona Republicans recently gave the state’s wealthiest a major tax cut. Now, their national counterparts want to raise taxes for everyone else.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 5, 2022 2:43 pm MST
Economy FILE - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey re-delivers his State of the State address in front of a Yuma crowd Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 inside Pivot Point Conference Center. The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday, April 21, 2022, ruled that the state's voters do not have the right to reject a massive income tax cut approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov, Doug Ducey last year.(Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)
Economy Arizona Supreme Court Reinstates Massive Income Tax Cuts Benefiting the Wealthy

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the state's voters do not have the right to reject Gov. Ducey's massive income tax cut.

Copper Courier Staff April 25, 2022 9:51 am MST
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Economy Arizona Unemployment Hits ‘Historic’ Low

Arizona’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in March, the lowest rate in almost a half-century.

Emily Sacia Emily Sacia April 19, 2022 12:33 pm MST
Economy Nationally, food service added 61,000 jobs in March, the most of any industry, but total bar and restaurant employment was still below pre-pandemic levels. In this 2017 photo, Jose Rojas prepares food for the Artizen Crafted American Kitchen & Bar at the Devour Culinary Classic in Phoenix. (Photo by Megan Bridgeman/Cronkite News)
Economy Arizona Jobless Rate Continues Decline, Fell to Lowest Rate in 15 Years

The Arizona unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% in February, well below pre-pandemic levels and the lowest it has been since 2007.

Reagan Priest Reagan Priest April 5, 2022 8:43 am MST
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Economy Special Legislative Session Looms to Replace Huge Arizona Tax Cuts

Talks among Republican lawmakers who want to sidestep a voter referendum that has blocked the nearly $2 billion income tax they passed last year are heating up.

Associated Press Associated Press March 18, 2022 2:50 pm MST

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Economy A Year Later, Arizona City Officials Call American Rescue Plan Aid a Lifesaver

Arizona city officials are praising the American Rescue Plan a year after it passed for bringing much-needed funding to municipalities during the pandemic.

Reagan Priest Reagan Priest March 17, 2022 9:59 am MST
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Economy Biden Tightens ‘Made in America’ Loophole to Boost Domestic Manufacturing

The Biden administration announced it had updated the rules for implementing the provisions of the Buy American Act of 1933 to boost domestic manufacturing.

Oliver Willis Oliver Willis March 9, 2022 2:25 pm MST