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Arizona Politics Trumps Economics; Students, Needy Families To Suffer
March 21, 2010
EDITORIAL
Are Arizona’s leaders, struggling with an overpowering deficit, downsizing state programs too far?
Last week, Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state’s fiscal 2011 budget of $8.9 billion, which is a reduction of $1.1 billion.
Budget supporters called the new budget a streamlining of state government. Critics say it is hardhearted, with more pain to follow.
Arizona’s [...]
Arizona’s Sunrise Walks and Wildlife, Chimichangas and Historic Buildings
March 7, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Just a few of my Arizona favorites: A lone bull elk grazing on the lawn early one November morning as I stepped out of El Tovar Lodge at Grand Canyon. I never had seen a bull elk, much less been so close to one. Lunch at the Arizona Biltmore Resort [...]
Yuma, Flagstaff Join Arizona’s ‘Sun Corridor’ Economic Growth Program
PRESS RELEASE
Sept. 17, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. –The Greater Yuma Economic Development Corp. and the city of Flagstaff have joined Phoenix and Tucson in bringing jobs to Arizona’s Sun Corridor, a move that aligns the state’s key metro markets under a common goal.
The addition of the two groups strengthens the effort to recruit high-wage industries from California [...]
Arizona’s Transportation Future Spotlighted in New Arizona Town Hall Report
Aug. 20, 2009
Arizona Town Hall officials are going on the road to share with state residents their newest report, “From Here to There: Transportation Opportunities for Arizona.”
For six weeks, starting late this month, Arizonans will have the opportunity to discuss the report during presentations at 13 morning, noon or evening events across the state.
The report, [...]
Read More..>>Blind Hikers Training in Arizona to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
March 4, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – These hikers headed up the steep desert trail northeast of Phoenix are huffing and puffing, but they barely break out a sweat. Others on the trail might feel their nostrils burn and their pulse pound like a drum, but these seasoned hikers march on. They’ve been training in Arizona for [...]
Despite progress, Arizona falling behind other states in technology, report says
Feb. 25, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arizona is advancing in the technology arena, but it is unable to keep pace with greater achievements in other states, according to a new report from a leading international research organization.
The analysis, released today by Battelle, shows that Arizona employment in technology-based industries is declining faster than the national average. [...]
Conference focusing on Native Americans’ health challenges
The Arizona Myeloma Network and other nonprofit groups in the state are planning a special conference this month to focus on health challenges facing Native Americans.
A cosponsor of the free Oct. 11 conference at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock is the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, named for the actor who starred in movies [...]
