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Maricopa County No. 2 in the Country When it Comes to Job Losses, According to Latest Statistics

www.bp.com​In the most recent blow to Maricopa County's reputation throughout the country, the latest jobs report is out and it aint pretty for the Valley.Among the county's other embarrassing, um, problems -- law enforcement and prosecutorial, mainly -- Maricopa County is now the number two count ... More >>

December Unemployment Numbers Spell Bad News for Arizona

www.stuffunemployedpeoplelike.com​ National unemployment numbers for the month of December are in, and they aren't pretty for Arizona.The numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics find that Hispanics and construction workers were the hardest hit by the sluggish economy, and in case y ... More >>

This Just In: The AZ Economy Really, Really Sucks

​We didn't exactly need a think tank to tell us how bad things have gotten here in Arizona, but what the heck -- if one wants to quantify our state's woe, who are we not immerse ourselves in the sad details?This week's bad news comes from this month's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government' ... More >>

Hot Links: Uranium Mining, Balsillie in Court, and SRP Rates

​Uranium mining could resume near the Grand Canyon this year, after the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued an air-quality permit to Denison Mines. The company plans to work the Arizona 1 mine, which hasn't been mined for two decades. Conservationists and Native American groups oppo ... More >>

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Thousands of Katrina evacuees landed in Phoenix. How long should they get assistance?

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Thousands of Katrina evacuees landed in Phoenix. How long should they get assistance?