| *Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Tuesday January 14, 2025 ( 3 items ) |
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Main Street Urges Lawmakers to Keep Arizona a Small Business State
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release:
PHOENIX (Jan. 13, 2025) - Ahead of Governor Katie Hobbs' State of the State address, NFIB State Director Chad Heinrich outlined several small business priorities for the legislative session, including tax, regulatory, and tort reform.
"Despite serious economic challenges, small businesses created nearly 77 percent of all net new jobs in Arizona between 2022 and 2023.
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NAU Partnership Empowers Special Ed Students Through Custodial Work
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Jan. 14 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
A nascent partnership between NAU's Facility Services department and Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) is giving young people with disabilities the work experience they need to kickstart successful careers in northern Arizona.
The partnership places special education high school students in custodial positions at NAU, where they learn how to reliably complete tasks, communicate with others and commut
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Northern Arizona University: Americans Lost Out on $420B in Bank Loans Because of the Federal Reserve, Explosive New Research Says
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
In the years after the Great Recession, banks chose to keep some $420 billion in their reserves rather than loan it out to American people and businesses. While many tend to blame the banks themselves for that decision, one Wall Streeter-turned-academic is pointing the finger squarely at the Federal Reserve's decision to pay interest on banks' excess reserves.
Raymond Kim, an assistant professor of f
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