| New policy: Corp Comm says small utilities can pass income taxes on to ratepayers | | Thu, Feb 28, 2013 | Economy | | From Arizona Capitol TimesReversing a decades-old policy, the Arizona Corporation Commission will allow the owners of small utility companies to pass their income taxes off to consumers across the state.The commission on Feb. 12 voted 4-1 to allow LLCs and businesses entities known as “S corporations,” which must have 100 Read More Tags: Arizona, Corporate Commission, Rates, S Corporations | - Share It!
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| Council pushes for best freeway route for town | | Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | Economy | | The Arizona Department of Transportation ADOT is apparently losing interest in an option for the future freeway that runs on the north side of the Central Arizona Project canal, known as “Segment U.”Florence officials, however, see Segment U as the best for Florence. The Town Council passed a resolution at Read More Tags: Arizona, Pinal County, Florence, ADOT, Freeway routes | - Share It!
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| -Arizona budget slashing reshapes state | | Sun, Oct 2, 2011 | Economy | | Arizona's budget deficits were like a house on fire, lawmakers say, and they responded in kind, dousing the fiscal flames without time to weigh the possible impact. Tags: Arizona, State Legislature, Budget | - Share It!
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| -Coolidge prison; to be or not to be | | Thu, Sep 29, 2011 | Economy | | D-Day is approaching for Coolidge.The “D” is the decision that Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) will make as to whether a new prison will be built in Coolidge. Tags: Department of Corrrections, Eloy, Coolidge, Prisions | - Share It!
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| -Copper-mine bill bolsters Rep. Gosar | | Thu, Sep 15, 2011 | Economy | | WASHINGTON - Rep. Paul Gosar is poised to become the first new member of Arizona's congressional delegation - and one of only about a dozen members of the huge freshman class - to have a substantive bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Tags: Arizona, CD 1, Paul Gosar, Ann Kirkpatrick, Resolution Copper Mine | - Share It!
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| -Arizona jobs could be reduced by debt-ceiling deal | | Sun, Aug 7, 2011 | Economy | | As details emerge about Congress' eleventh-hour debt-ceiling deal, Arizonans are holding their collective breath.It's still unclear how efforts to rein in federal spending and control the nation's debt will affect the state and U.S. economies. Tags: Arizona, Debt Ceiling deal, U.S. economy | - Share It!
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| For Want of a Word, Arizona’s Jobless Lose Checks | | Sat, Jun 18, 2011 | Economy | | New York TimesBy Catherine Rampell One word, just one little word.That’s all that Frank Ballesteros, a 62-year-old desperate for work, needs to stay afloat. The word is not “hope” or “God” or “patience.” It is, improbably, “three.” Tags: Arizona, Unemplyment insurance, Arizona Legislature | - Share It!
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| Study: $2 trillion needed for U.S. infrastructure | | Sat, Jun 11, 2011 | Economy | | Washington Post The United States is falling dramatically behind much of the world in rebuilding and expanding an overloaded and deteriorating transportation network it needs to remain competitive in the global marketplace, according to a new study by the Urban Land Institute. Tags: United States, infrastruction, investment | - Share It!
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| States broke? Maybe they cut taxes too much | | Sun, Apr 3, 2011 | Economy | | McClatchy NewspapersBy Tony PughWASHINGTON — In his new budget proposal, Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich calls for extending a generous 21 percent cut in state income taxes. The measure was originally part of a sweeping 2005 tax overhaul that abolished the state corporate income tax and phased out a business Read More Tags: States, U.S., Taxes, Revenues | - Share It!
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| Having A Job May Not Be Enough To Make Ends Meet | | Sun, Apr 3, 2011 | Economy | | Common Dreamsby Mark HuffmanThe nation's unemployment rate dipped slightly in March to 8.8 percent, as the economy added more than 200,000 jobs during the month.People rely on food banks, like the Community Food and Outreach Center in Orlando, Fla. But despite the improvement, a new report says millions of Americans Read More Tags: Underemployment, Unemployment, United States, jobs | - Share It!
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