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City of Chandler about to create bond committee

9/11/2024
An item likely to be scheduled and approved Thursday by the Chandler City Council will create an exploratory bond committee. The city’s budget director, Matt Dunbar, outlined the …

Population increases, not enough homes both factors in …

8/30/2024
Valley rents have surged 72% over 12 years and nearly half of all Arizona renters have been cost-burdened, according to a recent study by the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and …

Thorpe: What seniors need to know about Medicare Part …

8/21/2024
Congress recently made multiple changes to Medicare’s “Part D” prescription drug benefit. The changes were part of President Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation …

Valley cities, towns find spiking insurance rates — …

8/4/2024
​Any Valley resident with auto insurance can probably tell rates have spiked within the past few months or years. The same is true for cities around the region looking to insure their property …

Valley homebuying activity remains low

5/1/2024
The Valley’s homebuying scene remains buffered by interest rates, high prices and low demand. Activity remains low and buyer demand is about 20% below levels from 2019, according to Tina …

Chandler council crunches FY25 budget numbers

2/23/2024
While one-time COVID-19 state and federal dollars might still be a small part of Arizona city Fiscal 2025 budgets, that pool of money is becoming less and less. But with inflation and, in the …

Forest Service grant will bring more trees to …

10/9/2023
The U.S. Forest Service announced Sept. 14 that the city of Phoenix would be receiving a $10 million grant to support tree-planting efforts in underserved communities and heat-vulnerable areas. 

Inflation eases with Valley apartment rents

7/18/2023
Apartment rents are shrinking slightly in the Phoenix market after prices swelled during 2022, according to Thomas Brophy, a housing analyst with Colliers in Phoenix. Average rents for …

Inflation hits Valley animal shelters; adoptions …

7/14/2023
With inflation causing higher prices for everything from lodging to groceries, animal shelters in Maricopa County are feeling a trickle-down effect: They’re reporting fewer adoptions and more animal surrenders.

Phoenix area inflation cools, but still higher than …

7/13/2023
 Phoenix-area inflation has cooled since its peak last summer, but the region’s 4.4% increase since last June is still higher than the national average of 3% over the same period, new data shows.

Arizona goods costs lower, but travel costs still high

6/15/2023
Arizonans are seeing some moderation when it comes to inflation. Service costs are up while the prices of goods and costs for energy are down, according to Charlie Dougherty, an economist with …

Education, health care show growth in AZ

6/3/2023
Any potential recession on the Valley’s horizon might not be very rocky, according to a senior Wells Fargo economist. A slowing labor market and slumping manufacturing demand are some reasons …