WASHINGTON – Roughly 70% of copper produced in the U.S. comes from Arizona. Electric vehicles, solar panels and power cables can’t be produced without it, and for the first time last year, the U.S. government added copper to a list of critical materials.

But that designation in July 2023 only applied to a list kept by the Department of Energy.

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a separate list of critical minerals that comes with tax breaks and speedier permitting. So far, copper hasn’t made...

NEW YORK – While many Americans see Thanksgiving as a joyous day to gather with family and feast on turkey, it’s more somber for descendents of people pushed off ancestral lands generations ago.
This Thanksgiving brought a moment of rare visibility, thanks to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which featured a performance by Indigenous Enterprise, an award-winning dance company based in Phoenix.
Founded in 2015, the group has made a name for itself by blending contemporary dance with tradition...

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump has been reelected, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Associated Press called the race at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, Arizona time, after a Trump victory in Wisconsin put him over the top.

The 45th and soon to be 47th president is the first convicted felon elected commander in chief. Grover Cleveland was the only other former president returned to office, in the election of 1892.

Arizona was one of seven battlegrounds this year and by the time Tru...

WASHINGTON – Arizona’s higher-income residents and homeowners with steep property taxes have felt a pinch since Congress capped the state and local tax (SALT) deduction at $10,000, but the presidential election could lead to changes in the tax code.

The SALT cap and other provisions in former President Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are set to expire next year. Even Trump has said he wants to let the cap expire.

“Repealing the SALT cap would only cut taxes for about 5% of Arizonan...

WASHINGTON – About 10,000 votes would have tipped the last presidential contest in Arizona. The state has about 133,000 union members so, like other slivers of the electorate, these and their issues could be decisive.

Traditionally, Democrats hold a major edge with organized labor due to their consistent support for higher wages and the right to unionize.

“They’re willing to fight for us,” said Michael Thornton, 63, a diesel mechanic in Tucson and member of the International Association of Mac...

The author of an unsuccessful bill to repeal Arizona’s “results-based” education funding and redirect the money toward early childhood education expressed a willingness to amend it if given another opportunity next session.


Sen. Christine Marsh, D-Phoenix, acknowledged the bill, which would move about $68.6 million toward early childhood education, had challenges.


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A downtown Mesa home business is leaving its mark on everything from local sports teams to local celebrities.

STATS Custom Creations, owned and operated by Tauna Hutchinson, has become a destination for personalized promotional products, ranging from apparel and hats to banners, stickers, car decals and more. 

"Scott, my husband, wanted to start a clothing line for his body building business, IRON attitude,” Tauna said. “So we bought a small four-color screen-printing press just for his appar...