Fall- and strain-prevention education is coming to your computer on Dec. 9 and 11.
Reservations are now being taken for Dec. 2 event at the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix. Cost to join is $25.
Busy week of media and public appearances preceded historic House vote.
Tucson gathering also hears from five state legislators on issues concerning small business.
NFIB head says president can choose to stand with small businesses who need healthcare reform.
Farrell Quinlan's experience includes work for state chamber and numerous associations.
State members given the very latest information on reform bills moving through Congress.
Small business walked away from the 170-day legislative session with some major victories under its belt. No small feat, considering the times.
Lawmakers sent Gov. Jan Brewer an $8 billion budget in the early hours of July 1 that included $600 million in cuts and $700 million in borrowing.
A measure to change the current, graduated income tax structure comes up short.
Updated, July 1, 2009
Several bills important to small business have been signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer and some measures are still awaiting her signature or veto. More information can be found at www.azleg.gov.
Session Overview
Days in session: 159 days
Mandate-lite health insurance sent to governor for signature
The Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1325 – a companion measure to House Bill 2324. The bill would provide individuals access to another private sector, health insurance option—a mandate-lite insurance policy. Mandate-lite coverage provides for a basic level of health services, resulting in lower premium costs.
While the Senate remains opposed to hearing regular-session bills - except for emergency measures - until the budget work for Fiscal Year 2010 is completed, the House of Representatives has been moving bills out of its chamber. See the latest on unemployment benefits, taxes and the budget.
High school students from Tucson, Sedona and Scottsdale received Young Entrepreneur Awards from NFIB.
Each year, the state legislature is required to pass a budget by the start of the new fiscal year. The fiscal year 2009 budget began July 1, 2008.
The mystery of what Congress and a new administration might do on healthcare has Arizona small business owners looking askance at what their own state legislators may be cooking up, according to key findings in a poll released by their leading representative association.
It is one of the most coveted awards in American politics, a credential that cuts to the real truth of the matter. It honors those lawmakers who not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk when it comes to small business public policy matters, and seven Arizona lawmakers were given Guardian of Small Business Awards from NFIB/Arizona.
The stats: The 2008 Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die on Friday, June 27, at 10:09 p.m. The session lasted 166 days this year. 1,380 bills were introduced by members of the House and Senate. 347 bills were passed by the Legislature, with the governor vetoing 32 and signing 315.
Read the December/January 2009 Arizona MyVOICE for details on what every small business can do during the upcoming session.
The political action committee of the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association, has announced its endorsement of candidates in Arizona for reelection to the U.S. Congress. NFIB supports candidates who have pro-small business voting records and are strong advocates for small business owners.
Read the October/November 2008 Arizona MyVOICE for details on small business issues such as the state budget, healthcare and the upcoming elections.
Your legislators' voting record of small business issues, 2008 edition.
Read the August/September 2008 Arizona MyVOICE for details on small business issues such as immigration, labor and activism.
Read the June/July 2008 Arizona MyVOICE for details on small business issues such as healthcare, safety and activism.
Small businesses in Phoenix were disappointed by a decision issued yesterday by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Miles finding that the city's tax-subsidy practice that provides millions of tax-payer dollars to one out-of-state developer is constitutional.
Read the April/May 2008 Arizona MyVOICE for details on small business issues such as health care, property taxes and the state budget.
Read the February/March 2008 Arizona MyVOICE for details on small-business issues such as immigration, a drug-free workplace and activism.
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