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Commissioners’ decision in Southwest Gas rate case a win for Arizona...
I’ve said it before: policy matters. It’s no accident that Arizona sits at the top of nearly every major ranking of economic competitiveness, performance, and outlook. Over the last decade,...
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Opinion: Super Bowl, other big sports events generate massive revenue
This column originally appeared in The Arizona Capitol Times. With another successful Super Bowl in the books, Arizona says goodbye to the hundreds of thousands of visitors who flocked to the Valley...
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Should the government run your business?
Lawmakers last legislative session introduced a slew of bills aimed at undermining the ability of job creators to set their own workplace policies, particularly when it comes to vaccine requirements....
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Stringent air quality rule will hurt our economic recovery and growth
This column originally appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal. Arizona businesses have shown incredible ingenuity when it comes to problem-solving. We work together collaboratively to help each...
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FTC proposal on noncompete clauses is harmful to businesses
This column originally appeared in The Phoenix Business Journal. We believe employers and workers should be able to enter contracts that include noncompete clauses. These agreements protect...
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Policy instability is bad for business
Depending on how you’ve arranged and cultivated your social media feeds, and depending on which cable news commentators you pay attention to, you might believe that the segment of American life known...
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More than words: Taking Arizona’s Employment First philosophy from theory to...
State Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, recently presented a resolution to his Senate colleagues that might be one of the most important pieces of business the Legislature attends to this session. It...
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Opinion: Arizona’s agility as self-driving vehicle testbed
This column originally appeared in the June 30, 2023 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times. The New York Times in 2017 ran an article headlined, “Where Self-Driving Cars Go to Learn,” which discussed...
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Infrastructure, Energy, and Talent
My latest dispatch comes from South Carolina and the annual gathering of the Council of State Manufacturers Associations. I wanted to share with you three things I’ve heard from my colleagues that...
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Arizona is not running out of water or workers
The following column by Danny Seiden originally appeared on foreignpolicy.com on August 15, 2023. Seiden was responding to this column that appeared in the same publication on August 4. A recent...
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Successor to Prop 123 needed to preserve K-12 education funding
This column originally appeared in The Arizona Capitol Times Arizona voters in a 2016 special election passed Proposition 123, which increased investment in K-12 education by billions of dollars and...
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Port of entry closures are unacceptable
Customs and Border Protection on December 4 announced the closure of an international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas spanning the Rio Grande and a land port of entry at Lukeville, Arizona. Days later CBP...
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A Few of Our Favorite Things About Arizona
It’s been another phenomenal year for Arizona. Thanks to the contributions of Arizonans, business leaders and their workers, we continue to see economic growth, new residents, head-turning...
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Some lawmakers want to dismantle the agency that made Arizona an economic...
This column by Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO first appeared at azcentral.com. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — a disaster that wreaked havoc disproportionately...
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Arizona is open for franchise opportunities. That’s something to celebrate.
This column by Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Danny Seiden and International Franchise Association President and CEO Matt Haller originally appeared in the Phoenix...
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Arizona: A great free agent destination
Shohei Ohtani was last season’s unanimous choice in the American League for Most Valuable Player. The dual threat at the plate and on the mound, Ohtani hit 44 home runs last year and won 10 games as a...
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Congress must preserve business stability from the damaging effects of new...
Black-owned businesses are an important part of our state’s economy and the Black Chamber of Arizona is focused on removing barriers to entry for minority communities to achieve the dream of small...
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Blacklisting companies for their gun policies will backfire on Arizona
This column by Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Danny Seiden originally appeared on Azcentral.com. The Arizona Legislature is considering a bill that could make our...
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2024 legislative session offers hope for housing supply advocates
While the 2023 legislative session did little to solve Arizona’s ongoing housing supply crisis, this year’s gathering of 90 elected legislators has offered some hope that relief is coming. The state...
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Sinema’s retirement is a sign of the dismal state of politics
This column originally appeared in The Hill. The guessing game in Arizona and national politics of “will she or won’t she” is over. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has announced she’s not running for...
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