A ban on residential building permits in parts of the Phoenix area is angering builders and agents, who feel it may curb the supply of affordable housing. “Our main concern on the implication of the model that was released is housing affordability,” Spencer Kamps, the vice president of legislative affairs at the Home Builders Association…
NOGALES, Arizona — In Joe Biden’s telling, the hard-won policies that he steered through Congress have already taken root. Jobs are plentiful, and inflation is cooling, he says.Americans, he said at a fundraising event in New Mexico last week, are “beginning to realize what we’ve actually passed is having an impact.”But not everywhere, and not…
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Bill Mehlem recalls a time when his politics generally aligned with conservatives, enthusiastically backing Republicans such as John McCain during his 2008 presidential campaign. Independent voter Bill Mehlem comments Aug. 2 outside the Old Town Newhall Library in Santa Clarita, Calif. Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press But the stay-at-home dad has grown…
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…
The Pac-12 planned to vote on a grant of rights to bind committed members of the conference together on a meeting Friday morning, but that didn’t happen with the Oregon Ducks showing hesitancy about the future of the conference, reports Action Network’s Brett McMurphy and Yahoo!’s Ross Dellenger. Oregon’s hesitancy about the proposed media deal…
West Sacramento-based The Raley’s Companies saw a 74% spike in U.S. retail sales in 2022, making it one of the nation’s fastest-growing retail companies, according to the National Retail Federation.The retail trade association’s Hot 25 Retailers list, released Wednesday, ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retail companies. The rankings, which were compiled by data and consulting company…