Gov. Janet Napolitano challenged state legislators Monday to keep moving forward in the face of an economic downturn, putting forth proposals to increase health coverage, offer free college tuition, crack down on human smugglers and improve substance abuse treatment for parents who need it.

Arizona State University President Michael Crow and other Arizona university presidents are pushing the Legislature to approve a $1.4 billion capital improvement program for the three institutions, which they say will stimulate the state's weakened economy.

Teachers and parents in Florence say they were told by school officials that their paper and pencil supplies had to stretch to the end of the semester due to tight budgets.

Teachers and parents in Florence say they were told by school officials that their paper and pencil supplies had to stretch to the end of the semester due to tight budgets.

Mesa economic development officials hope to establish a bridge to Ireland through an international exchange that will bring an Irish trade and investment group to the East Valley this month.

The harboring of a nationally recognized theatre company to the new Tempe Center for the Arts will heighten the excitement in the growing Tempe community in economic development, childhood education and recognition for local fine arts.

Small businesses play a key role in our economic recovery, creating jobs to help get our community back on track. The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is offering a program to help small business owners and executives learn how to improve efficiency, streamline operations and raise profits. The fifth annual Small Business Leadership Academy is available to the leaders of small and diverse local businesses.

The rapidly growing Hispanic community in Arizona is playing an increasing role in the economic and cultural life of the state, according to a study released Wednesday by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

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Hispanics made their economic clout known Tuesday by walking out of jobs and stores and protesting throughout the Valley.

The budget challenge facing Arizona schools today is like nothing that’s happened before in Superintendent Debra Duvall’s nearly 27 years with the Mesa Unified School District.

Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday she is planning a stimulus package to jump-start Arizona’s weak economy.

In what at times seemed a dizzying display of global knowledge and detailed plans for the future, Maricopa’s senior economic development consultant simultaneously wooed the Maricopa City Council and out-of-state developers with information on Maricopa’s potential and promise.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama claimed early progress Tuesday night in his aggressive campaign to lead the nation out of economic chaos and declared that despite obstacles ahead, "we're moving in the right direction."

Williams Gateway is becoming a real airport. The emerging Mesa air hub — for a half-century the centerpiece of a thriving Air Force base that ended up a casualty of the nationwide base closures of the 1990s — is poised to become a major economic engine for the East Valley.

As Arizona struggles to jump-start our economy and bring new growth and jobs to our state, economic recovery is not merely a discussion of tax incentives and subsidies or new government contracts and new industries.

Today, a nature education center sits on the banks of the Salt River, fostering a culture of habitat conservation for future generations. At the heart of the $100 million riparian habitat restoration project, along a once dry river bed that divided our community, the center provides a place for the community to come together to enjoy a lush habitat used by many species of birds and other wildlife. The mission of the center is to provide nature education programs to an underserved and socio-economically and ethnically diverse population. The Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Education Center was the vision of many, but a reality made possible by one woman, tirelessly dedicated to the cause.

Why would a person want to be a teacher, coach, counselor or administrator in our Arizona public schools? We pay them a paltry salary, we have almost impossible expectations of them, their medical and retirement benefits have been reduced, their tenure has been rendered impotent, and some are even facing layoffs.

A coalition of education and political leaders wants to improve higher education in Arizona, arguing the state’s poor performance has contributed to the United States’ declining economic power.

NEW YORK — Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it's men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost from tying the knot, according to a new analysis of census data.

Maricopa County's growing family of community colleges is asking voters for a hefty new mortgage to make room for all the new students flooding in. Its sheer size — nearly $1 billion for new buildings and equipment, plus repairs and renovations — demands careful analysis before casting your vote on Proposition 401.