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Creating Vibrant City Environments for a Thriving State Economy
I recently sat on a panel at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference. The topic was Creating Vibrant City Environments for a Thriving State Economy. I opened with the following.
The truth is that we are seeing a [...]
Posted in Community, Creativity
Tagged economic development, economy, policy, vibrant, vibrant ecomomy
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Political Bites: Rising Prescription Costs
Given increasing prescription costs stateside, would you buy medicine from Mexican or Canadian pharmacies?
Pharmaceutical companies are simply out of control spending more money on marketing drugs than they do on the research, but claiming escalating costs are due to regulation [...]
Posted in Political Bites
Tagged healthcare, pharmaceutical, policy, politics, prescription drugs
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Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation and Competitiveness
This past April I attended the 96th Arizona Town Hall in Tucson Arizona. The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona serves as background information on the event. The result of the Town Hall was a set of recommendations (pdf). Recently [...]
Posted in AZ, Community, Education, Gangplank
Tagged arizona, Community, creative class, creatives, economic development, music, phoenix, planning, policy, politics
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Sunday Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book has great content, but it slow reading. I wish I had the leisure time to really enjoy this properly.
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Political Bites: Door to Door Solicitors
Should door-to-door solicitors be regulated more or less than they already are?
Do we really need more government regulation? Is this really an issue that should be taking the time of Phoenix’s leadership during one of the worst recessions the city [...]
Political Bites: Mesa Graywater Decisions
Should cities require buildings to incorporate water-saving techniques, similar to what Tucson is doing?
Conservation of water is critical when building cities in the middle of a desert. I am curious if Mesa residents get a credit for helping Mesa fulfill [...]
Posted in AZ, Political Bites
Tagged arizona, Community, mesa, policy, water conservation
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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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
