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AZ Court Strikes Down $15.3M Prescott Rodeo Gift

An Arizona trial judge today struck down the state’s $15.3 million handout to the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, declaring it..

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DERELICTION OF DUTY: Military Spouses Struggle to Earn A Living Despite ‘Feel-Good’ Licensing Laws

Download a PDF of the Report “My turn.” The words echo through the frustrated minds of military spouses every day...

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Economic Development in Pima County

By Shirley Svorny, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, California State University, Northridge

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Arizona Becomes First State in Country to Protect the Right to Earn a Living

Phoenix—After surviving breast cancer, Lauren Boice started a business called Angels on Earth. Her business dispatched licensed cosmetologists to individuals..

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Englehorn v. Stanton

QUICK STATUS Last Step Phoenix filed an Answer, denying it has broken the law. Next Step Phoenix will produce documents..

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Chicago City Council Removes Some of the Assaults on Privacy from Home-Sharing Ordinance

CHICAGO – Chicagoans who share their homes through online platforms such as Airbnb no will longer be forced to hand..

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Permit Freedom

Download the report here Being free means not having to ask permission. Having rights means being able to choose—to decide..

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New Report: Government Red Tape Keeps People Out of Work and Hurts Small Businesses

Phoenix—More Americans than ever before are required to get a state government license before they can go to work or..

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Protection Racket: Occupational Licensing Laws and the Right to Earn a Living

Debra Nutall lived the American dream, until the state of Tennessee took it away. She started with nothing. Nutall was..

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City of Chandler Halts Enforcement of Unconstitutional Sign Code

Phoenix–An Arizona judge has ordered the City of Chandler to stop enforcing portions of the city’s sign code that violate..

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