Stories tagged: "money"


The Arizona Diamondbacks are offering season tickets for $299 for the 2024 season. (Shutterstock Photo)
Enjoy every Diamondbacks home game for less than $4 a ticket

The Diamondbacks "Ballpark Season Pass" gets you access to all 81 home games plus two preseason exhibition games.

In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Arizona was $324,800. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $434,700, a nearly 34% increase, according to Redfin. Renters are also paying more in the state. In Phoenix, the average cost of rent was $1,558 per month as of July 2023, a 22% increase from 2020, when that figure was only $1,283.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
As Arizona housing costs soar, Biden wants to turn empty offices into housing

In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Arizona was $324,800. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $434,700, a nearly 34% increase, according to Redfin. Renters are also paying more in the state. In Phoenix, the average cost of rent was $1,558 per month as of July 2023, a 22% increase from 2020, when that figure was only $1,283.

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Say goodbye to tax-filing fees—free filing coming to Arizona in 2024

From Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden, US Presidents have sought to simplify the tax filing process. Now, the Biden Administration is piloting a program to do just that.

President Joe Biden puts on a UAW Local 1268 shirt before speaking to United Auto Workers on Thursday in Belvidere, Ill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden moves to ban all junk fees and hidden charges for Arizonans

“[These] charges are taking real money out of the pockets of American families. These junk fees can add up to hundreds of dollars, weighing down family budgets, making it harder to pay family bills,” President Biden said on Wednesday.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs gives a brief speech prior to President Joe Biden's remarks at the Tempe Center for the Arts on September 28, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. Biden delivered remarks on protecting democracy, honoring the legacy of the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and revealed funding for the McCain Library.(Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Hobbs Administration Ends Saudi Farm’s Sweetheart Groundwater Deal

The leases that allowed Fondomonte to farm and pump groundwater from 3,500 acres in rural Arizona will not be renewed after they end in February 2024.

Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren't financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Here Are Your Options As Student Loan Payments Resume

Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren't financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October.

UPS teamsters and workers hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles, as a national strike deadline nears on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. A little more than a week after contract talks between United Parcel Service and the union representing 340,000 of its workers broke down, UPS said it will begin training nonunion employees in the U.S. to step in should there be a strike, which the union has vowed to do if no agreement is reached by the end of this month. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
340,000 UPS Workers Could Strike on Aug. 1—Here’s Why

Although several of the Teamsters’ demands have been met, the union is still pushing to raise wages for part-time workers at UPS, who earn a minimum of only $16.20 per hour. "These part-timers are working at poverty wages," Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said.