Tucson utility proposes $6 million cut to energy conservation programs
TUCSON – Tucson Electric Power proposes to slice $6 million from energy efficiency programs, a move an Arizona consumer-interest group said would hurt residents, small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Investment in investments: Officials pitch state to foreign investors
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - President Donald Trump's occasional tough talk on some international trade deals does not appear to have scared off foreign investors at the 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit, which Arizona representatives called "probably the best yet."
Arizona poem emblazoned on screen at U2 revival of Joshua Tree tour
PHOENIX – U2’s revival of their Joshua Tree tour has a poetic Arizona element.
Ducey touts value of Mexico trade, hopes to be in any negotiations
WASHINGTON - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told a U.S.-Mexico diplomacy conference Wednesday that maintaining good trade between the countries is important, and he expects the state to have a "seat at the table" in any upcoming trade negotiations.
Despite higher hourly rate, housing still out of minimum-wage reach
WASHINGTON - Minimum-wage workers in Arizona would have to work 70 hours a week, almost two full-time jobs, in order to afford a modest two-bedroom rental home in 2017, a new report says.
House OKs financial reform bill, consumer advocates worry about impact
WASHINGTON - When Vietnam veteran Randall Stankewicz was getting the runaround from his mortgage lender, the Phoenix resident took his complaint the Servicemember Affairs Office in the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - which settled the issue in 10 days.
Food-service jobs saw record first-quarter jump, despite wage increase
WASHINGTON - Arizona added a record 15,100 food-service jobs in the first quarter of 2017, despite a voter-mandated Jan. 1 increase in the minimum wage that some analysts believed would cause a reduction in service industry jobs.
How will you celebrate National Doughnut Day?
Chances are, you or someone you know craves doughnuts.
Medical marijuana cardholders grow new businesses
PHOENIX – Marijuana businesses are growing in Arizona.
What have your experiences been with Route 66?
For many years, a National Park Service preservation program has tried to preserve landmarks and tourist destinations along Route 66.
Think roses can’t grow in the Arizona desert? Rose industry flourishes here.
LITCHFIELD PARK – When you think roses, you might think California. But last year, Arizona exported about 75 percent of the rosebushes in the U.S., local rose grower Tyler Francis said.
Shortage of Native American physicians creates concerns, elicits calls for action
PHOENIX – Dena Wilson never doubted what she wanted to do with her life while growing up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
