1+ week, 2+ day ago   (413+ words) WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Employment Update. In August, jobs increased by 162,000 jobs, more than three times expectations of 53,000. At the same time, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent while the labor force…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (593+ words) On the day of Congressman Raul Grijalva’s passing last March, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes sent $8,704 to a now-terminated political action committee run by one of Arizona’s biggest dark-money handlers. Fontes sent the funds through Strong Democracy Foundation, his nonprofit,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1228+ words) Meta is being sued by California and other states for its social media being addictive and harmful to kids, as if social media is the only addictive and harmful aspect of modern life in America. Don’t get me wrong. I…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (239+ words) the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In July, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 29, including Arizona. Unemployment rose in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (630+ words) Arizona signed a memorandum of understanding with two tribal nations devastated by the decline of the coal industry. Arizona reached an agreement with the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe, both of which have faced difficult economic conditions since the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (565+ words) The Arizona State Land Department brought in record revenue during fiscal year 2026, leading to a historic investment in the state’s K-12 schools. The department saw $817.8 million in revenue, almost double last year’s total. Lynn Cordova, a public information officer for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (292+ words) This week, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded a $22.9 billion contract to Raytheon to accelerate production of Tomahawk missiles amid a munitions shortage due to the Iran war Raytheon announced it will dramatically accelerate the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) As part of a price-fixing settlement with the State of Arizona, on Friday Cal-Maine Foods delivered 183,600 eggs to the Yuma Community Food Bank. This was the first delivery of eggs secured through the Arizona Attorney General’s Office’s price-fixing settlement with…...