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Economic Development Should Focus on Good-Paying Jobs (video)

Economic Development Should Focus on Good-Paying Jobs (video)

After millions of dollars and decades of business tax incentives to boost economic development, why is Arizona still a low-wage state?

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Pamela Powers
May 06, 2024
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Arizona doesn't have an "affordable housing crisis," we have a low-wage crisis.

Too many people are living on the edge, working multiple gig economy jobs to make ends meet. Some people are one life event away from eviction or foreclosure because they are spending too much of their income on housing.

The City of Tucson, Pima County, the State of Arizona …

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