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Arizona got middling scores in a recent report for its care of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but the state was criticized – like every state in the report – for low pay for those workers that has created a “workforce in crisis.”

Report: Low pay makes disability caregivers a ‘workforce in crisis’

The report says providers' "hands are tied" in terms of raising pay in Arizona due to state Medicaid funding rules.
More than 1,700 workers from a number of unions have been on strike against Asarco copper mining and refining operations in Arizona and Texas for four months now.

Immovable objects: Asarco, striking workers at odds after four months

The strike, which started in October, includes more than 1,700 workers at five Asarco facilities in Texas and Southern Arizona
The dome of the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix.

Arizona Republicans push tax cuts as state surplus soars

Minority Democrats are opposed to most of the measures, which include cuts to property and income taxes.
The project would include an exhibition hall, visual arts center, hotel, apartments and office space.

Rio Nuevo starts prepping lawsuit against Tucson Gem Show site developer

Allan Norville has until Sept. 2020 to start construction on a permanent home for the Tucson Gem Show.
A storefront window advertising auto title loans in Tucson, July 2019.

Group pushing title loan interest cap pulls plug on effort

The group says it won't move ahead due to a state law making it easier to challenge petitions.
A construction worker at the site of a home build in Red Rock, Arizona.

Pima County sees growing demand for affordable housing

A county official discusses factors that contribute to a lack of access.
A restaurant server writes down an order at Rocco's Little Chicago in Tucson.

Economic impacts from Arizona’s $12 minimum wage

UA Eller College of Management economist Juan Pantano weighs in on its effect.
Pima County Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera on Jan. 24, 2020.

Teacher shortages, minimum wage increase straining school districts

A discussion with Pima County Schools Superintendent Dustin Williams.
A sign for the town of Florence.

Town of Florence assessing impact of possible prison closure

About 10% of the town budget is tied to the Florence State Prison.
Workers made their demands known at the start of their strike against Asarco by projecting them on to the side of company facility in Hayden. That was Oct. 13, and workers are still on strike three months later, with the two sides apparently not closer to a settlement.

As strike against Asarco enters fourth month, workers remain determined

Workers brought their fight to the state Capitol on Monday, rallying to demand that lawmakers hold foreign companies accountable for their treatment of U.S. workers.
U.S. and Mexico flags.

Number of Mexicans granted work visas in the U.S. increases

Mexico praised the rise in migrants taking part in U.S. work visa programs, calling it a sign of the countries' strong economic partnership.
Various denominations of U.S. currency.

Arizona minimum wage workers get a raise this year

The minimum wage increased from $11 to $12 an hour as a result of a 2016 proposition.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

The future automated workplace

How the "new industrial revolution" will affect jobs and education in Tucson and Pima County.
Mine workers striking in front of Asarco's Tucson office on Dec. 16, 2019.

Striking mine worker unions call on government to intervene

The unions filed charges of unfair labor practices against Asarco in response to the company's best and final offer.
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

Food bank giving out energy-saving kits

TEP donated 11,000 kits with LED bulbs and water-saving gadgets for distribution at Tucson's food bank.
Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Alan Maguire at Arizona Public Media. Maguire is president of the Phoenix-based consulting firm the Maguire Company.

What’s the military’s economic impact in Arizona?

A 2017 study from the Maguire Company measured the military's economic output.

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