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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox speaks with AZPM, January 2017.

Q&A With Former Mexican President Vicente Fox

Jan 19, 2017 Startup Tucson, NAFTA and the future of trade relations between the two countries.
Tailings piles at the Asarco-owned Mission Mine Complex south of Tucson.

EPA: Toxic Chemicals Released in Arizona Rose in 2015

Jan 17, 2017 Pollutants released into the air, water and land was up 12% from the prior year.

Mexican Ex-President Fox to Help Tucson Entrepreneurs

Jan 16, 2017 New agreement signed between Vicente Fox and Startup Tucson.
Tucson seen from Sentinel Peak.

Tucson's Housing Market Ends Year with Strong December

Jan 16, 2017 2016's monthly and annual statistics closed at multi-year highs.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Arizona Week, Jan. 13, 2017.

State of the State and a Schools-Focused Budget

Jan 13, 2017 Education and the economy dominated the week's news from the Arizona Capitol.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivers his 2017 State of the State address in Phoenix.

Education the Centerpiece of Ducey's $9.79 Billion Budget

Jan 13, 2017 Promising resources for state schools and more teacher pay, including 2% annual raises.

Mortgage Rates on the Rise in Southern Arizona

Jan 12, 2017 Realtors association says average home payments are 8.9 percent higher than in October.

State Legislative Leaders: Education Is Top Priority

Jan 6, 2017 Also, a conversation with state Treasurer Jeff DeWit on the economy.

Tucson Church Shelters Central American Asylum Seekers

Jan 6, 2017 Plus, Tucson works with businesses; what local governments want from state lawmakers.
Members of the Arizona state Legislature meet at the Senate Building.

Wish List for State Business Leaders: Education, Roads

Jan 6, 2017 Also: Less regulation, expanded Arizona-Mexico trade, ballot initiative reform.
Rafael Avila harvests corn grown from seeds that trace their lineage to the Aztec and Maya cultures. Small-plot farmers like Avila say the Mexican government has ignored small farmers since NAFTA was signed in 1994.

Mexico Mulls Options Should US Withdraw From NAFTA

Jan 4, 2017 Analysts fear an investment slowdown due to uncertainty over the agreement.
A view of Nogales, Ariz. and Nogales, Mexico.

As Shoppers Dwindle, Korean Merchants Depart Nogales

Jan 4, 2017 There were once more than 150 Korean families; now less than 40 remain.
Tucson International Airport.

New Flights Have More Passengers Flying from Tucson

Jan 3, 2017 Tucson International Airport traffic was unusually high in October, November.

Golf Drives $4B to Arizona's Economy, UA Study Says

Jan 3, 2017 Sport was expendable and took a big hit in recession; now it has bounced back.

Year-end: 2016 Kick-Started Tucson's Economic Rebound

Dec 30, 2016 Dropping unemployment, new employers, and a growing downtown.
The exterior of the Southside Worker Center.

State High Court Won't Stop Higher Minimum Wage Jan. 1

Dec 29, 2016 Court turns down business organizations' request to freeze it for now; next action, February.

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