Arizona Capitol Informant

By: Tracey Spellmire Arizona’s small businesses are competing in a marketplace that looks nothing like it did even just a few years ago. Restaurants might have better luck finding customers through digital ads rather than street signs, mom-and-pop shops might have expansive ecommerce portfolios, and customer service bots might empower service-based businesses to answer web inquiries in seconds rather than days. Small businesses will always have a place on Main Street to serve

PHOENIX — Anna Cicero, a retired educator who lives in Chandler with her daughter and grandson, held her utility bill up while speaking behind a podium in the Rose Garden of the Arizona Capitol. She spoke passionately about rising utility rates and their effects on her family. “I can try to find cheaper eggs or just skip cholesterol,” Cicero said. “But I cannot switch to a cheaper electrical company.” Cicero said she’s scared to check her bill every month. Two other concerned

Anna Cicero, a retired educator who lives in Chandler with her daughter and grandson, held her utility bill up while speaking behind a podium in the Rose Garden of the Arizona Capitol. She spoke passionately about the rising utility rates and their effects on her family. “I can try to find cheaper eggs or just skip cholesterol,” Cicero said. “But I cannot switch to a cheaper electrical company.” Cicero said she’s scared to check her bill every month. Two other concerned Arizo

PHOENIX — Anna Cicero, a retired educator who lives in Chandler with her daughter and grandson, held her utility bill up while speaking behind a podium in the Rose Garden of the Arizona Capitol. She spoke passionately about the rising utility rates and their effects on her family. “I can try to find cheaper eggs or just skip cholesterol,” Cicero said. “But I cannot switch to a cheaper electrical company.” Cicero said she’s scared to check her bill every month. Two other conce

As a parent, I want to do everything I can to protect my kids, whether on the playground, in the classroom, or through social media on their phones. And like so many parents, I’ve felt the growing concern that my kids' digital world doesn’t have the safeguards it should.

Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence was primarily an abstract idea to many across Arizona. Today, it’s a transformative force reshaping Arizona’s economy at every level, from small businesses to entire healthcare systems.

KJZZ | By Nate Engle At least one Arizona school will be handing off teaching duties to artificial intelligence in 2025. The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools’ approved an application for an AI-based virtual academy on Monday. Unbound Academy, which also operates in Texas and Florida under the name Alpha Schools, claims that kids can learn twice as much using a two-hour learning plan that gets customized by an AI program instead of a traditional human teacher in front o

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Dear Editor, This past election, Arizona’s voters signaled that we wanted a new direction from our lawmakers, away from the fringe...