The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Michael Giberson In Arizona, consumers can choose their cars, homes, phone providers and where they shop for food. You cannot shop for electricity. Don’t like the latest rate hike? You’re stuck with the local monopoly. Want 100% renewable power? The monopoly says no. Prefer fossil…
PHOENIX — Autumn Nelson said she was seeking help for alcohol addiction last spring when fellow members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana suggested a rehabilitation center in Phoenix, far to the south.The 38-year-old said the center even bought her a one-way airline ticket to make the 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) journey. But Nelson said after a…
If 80% of condo owners in Arizona vote to sell a building (and one owner buys the majority of units), the other 20% can be booted from a home they own. How is that OK?The American Dream is a pretty vague concept.Depending on whom you ask, it includes the freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of…
PHOENIX – A historic, sprawling Arizona ranch with a private lake can be all yours if you can wrangle up about $30 million. The Rail X Ranch is for sale with a $29.95 million asking price, the highest for a residential property in the southern part of the state in the last 30 years, listing…
Almost two years into Arizona’s legalized sports betting experiment, the divide between the top and bottom operators in the industry is becoming clear.On one end is DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DFKG), which on Aug. 16 held a tour for media members to see the progress of its upcoming brick-and-mortar sportsbook on the grounds of TPC Scottsdale,…
Chicken N Pickle opened its first Arizona location this week at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.The indoor-outdoor complex features a 65,000-square-foot facility with a chef-driven restaurant, sports bar multiple indoor and outdoor pickleball courts and yard games.It’s located at 9330 W. Hanna Lane and is expected to create more than 150 jobs. The new…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, August 8, 2023SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA — The Arizona Coyotes announced today that single game tickets for all home games at Mullett Arena during the 2023-24 NHL regular season will go on sale to the public on Friday, Aug. 11 at 10:00 a.m.Pricing for Coyotes single game tickets for the 2023-24 season starts at…
An extension of a half-cent sales tax to fund transportation projects in Arizona’s fast-growing Maricopa County will be up to voters in November 2024 after the governor last week signed a compromise bill into law.The billions of dollars raised by the so-called Proposition 400 tax extension would flow to freeways, roads, and mass transit in…
Howard Fischer Gov. Katie Hobbs is promising to sign legislation to legalize the practice of selling home-cooked foods on the street when the Legislature reconvenes.But the Democratic governor, who vetoed a measure to do just that earlier this year, still can’t — or won’t — say what she wants in a new version to gain…
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is promising to sign legislation to legalize the practice of selling home-cooked foods on the street when the Legislature reconvenes.But the Democratic governor, who vetoed a measure to do just that earlier this year, still can’t — or won’t — say what she wants in a new version to gain her…