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Policital Bites: HB 2256 Fireworks Legal
The governor has signed House Bill 2246 legalizing sparklers, ground spinners, cone fountains and toy smoke devices. Good idea or not?
House Bill 2246 restores sanity to a time honored tradition used to celebrate events such as the 4th of July. [...]
Do We Want It Badly Enough?
Richard Florida a leading economist talks answers the question “Will Phoenix rise from the ashes?“.
I am a firm believer that in fact we do need to build on our assets. I say this every chance I get. I often wonder [...]
Posted in AZ, Community, Personal
Tagged arizona, assets, creative class, creatives, desire, economic development, motivation, phoenix, theory
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Phoenix May Get It Right with Property Tax Hike
Today the City of Phoenix is considering raising property taxes.
No one really likes to talk about tax increases. However, people love to talk about all the services they expect. Health Care, Public Safety, Education, Parks and many more. Someone has [...]
Political Bites: Photo Radar Enforcement
The Department of Public Safety is not renewing its contract with a firm that provides photo enforcement on state highways. What do you think about that?
There is no substitute for the real thing. It has always been about generating revenue. [...]
Chandler Chamber : State of the Schools Luncheon
I have been slow in getting down content I have been collecting. I am trying to change that but I just hate writing. Recently I attended the Chandler Chamber : State of the Schools luncheon (April 22nd). [...]
Political Bites: Local Public Transit
What, if anything, can cities do to lessen the impact of transit budget cuts on residents?
Most cities are facing their own budget issues and probably are not in much of position to shoulder the impact on behalf of their residents. [...]
Posted in AZ, Political Bites
Tagged arizona, economic development, funding, planning, politics, transportation
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Political Bites: Legislative Session Grade
The Legislative session was expected to wrap up April 29. What letter grade would you give lawmakers for this year’s session, and why?
I think they deserve an F. Their inability to balance the budget in a timely fashion and in [...]
Posted in Political Bites
Tagged arizona, economic development, economics, Education, legislature, politics
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Arizona Town Hall Session III & IV
Yesterday I asked for feedback on Sessions I & II. Today I am asking the same for Sessions III & IV. I will be posting the questions for discussion here in hope that you will respond back to them [...]
Posted in AZ
Tagged arizona, Community, economic development, innovation, policy, politics
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Make Up of a Arizona Town Hall Group
Someone asked me how groups were selected for Arizona Town Hall. Frankly, I have no idea. I am putting my group listing here so that people can get an idea of what the make of a group looks like diversity [...]
Arizona Town Hall Session I & II
Ran into @szylstra and @kimberlanning tonight at the Arizona Town Hall. So here is the 10 second overview. About 150 people are selected to participate in the Town Hall. They are then broken in to groups by the organizers. The [...]
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Tagged arizona, AZ, Community, economic development, innovation, phoenix, planning, policy, politics
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