Media and Publications
TIME-ADOT
Napolitano, ADOT and TIME: Three’s a crowd?
Copyright 2008 Arizona Capitol Times
Reprinted with permission.
What role, if any, government should have in the ballot initiative process is stirring up a controversy over the state’s ambitious transportation plan.
The Arizona Department of Transportation in late May announced that $42.6 billion in state transportation upgrades would be paid […]
Biz briefs - July 2008
Business Delegation to Visit Guadalajara
The Chamber is participating in a Trade Mission to Guadalajara July 20-24.
The Chamber invite all members that would like to introduce their companies to the following groups to contact the Business Development Department for more information.
Key Agencies and contacts in Guadalajara
· Secretaria Promocion Economica de Estado de Jalisco (SEPROE) – […]
John Dougherty
Chamber loses one of its own
Ex-lobbyist John Dougherty, 40, loses battle with melanoma
Excerpts © Arizona Daily Star
John Dougherty, the former vice president for governmental affairs at the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, died June 24 after a battle with melanoma. He was 40.
Dougherty was receiving hospice care while staying at his parents’ Phoenix home […]
City road construction update
July road construction update
Courtesy Tucson Department of Transportation
Rita Road – Old Vail Road to I-10
Traffic reduced to one lane in both directions
25 mph speed limit in work zone, 24 hours per day
Work expected to be completed by August 1
4th Avenue – 8th Street to 9th Street
Closed to ALL vehicle traffic
Pedestrian access only
Work expected […]
School unification
Commission to discuss school-unification ideas
©The Arizona Republic
Plans to unify 34 elementary-and high-school districts into six K-12 districts in the Valley was discussed by a state commission during a forum at Phoenix College.
Voters on Nov. 4 will consider proposals for 76 school districts to be merged into 23 new school districts. Another forum will be […]
» Read more...Rosemont mine
Residents blast Rosemont plan
© Sahuarita Sun
A proposed copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains took a verbal beating Saturday from residents of Sahuarita, Green Valley, Vail, Tucson, Corona de Tucson and the Highway 83 area.
The Forest Service hearing in Sahuarita was the first in the local area on the Rosemont Copper mine proposed by […]
» Read more...Benson economy
Outlook good for Benson economy
©San Pedro Valley News-Sun
Although indicators point toward recession at state and national levels, Benson City Manager Martin Roush said the city economy is stable and would remain that way.
Roush delivered an optimistic address to a packed crowd that included local, county and state elected officials, and members of the business […]
» Read more...Energy bill
Energy bill draws fire near finish line
Amendments may endanger sweeping effort
Associated Press
A wide-ranging bill to push energy efficiency and use of power from renewable sources is nearing its final legislative hurdles, with its champion saying it’s needed to protect the state’s future and a critic calling it an economic threat.
Highlights of the 50-page bill include […]
E-verigy order
Bush orders wider use of E-Verify
Contractors that do business with feds must tap system to prove employees eligible to work in U.S.
©The Arizona Republic
Following the lead of at least 11 states, including Arizona, President Bush signed an executive order requiring contractors that do business with the government to use an electronic system to ensure their […]
Local candidates
Local election candidates revealed
With the deadline to file candidacy papers for state and local offices passed, the list of local candidates for state offices has been revealed.
Several races show no opposition while others are logjammed. Perhaps the biggest shakeouts may come in U.S. Congressional District 1 and Arizona Legislative District 29 In District 1, […]
