Archive for May 2017
Arizona Legislature leaves, and lawsuits start: Group targets limits on ballot initiatives
Opponents of a measure to limit citizens’ rights to propose laws via the ballot launched a challenge on two fronts Thursday, filing a lawsuit and launching a referendum drive to repeal the law. Their target is a bill Arizona lawmakers passed in April. It requires strict legal compliance for citizen initiatives and will take effect Aug. 9. The lawsuit…
Read MoreMonday Spotlight: Art Shows
Another Monday, another Monday Spotlight! This week, we wanted to use the Monday Spotlight to let everyone know about some great changes to our famous art shows! If you live or work in Fountain Hills, you have become familiar with the Fountain Festival and the Great Fair, which are our two fine art and craft…
Read MoreUpdate: University Infrastructure, K-12, Economic Dev, Health & Transportation
The Arizona Legislature completed its seventeenth week of session as members worked into the early hours of Friday morning to fulfill its constitutionally mandated obligation of passing the Fiscal Year 2018 budget. The budget package, comprised of 11 separate bills, passed after hours of debate and public testimony on the floor and in issue committees…
Read MoreMonday Member Spotlight: Arizona Living Team
Happy Monday, Fountain Hills! After hearing about the 2017 Chamber Gala, some might come to realize how much we love to honor our Chamber members for all the great they are doing with their business. In addition to the nine members who were recognized at last week’s Chamber Gala, we wanted to use this “Monday Member…
Read MoreSchool maintenance funding lawsuit filed
A lawsuit over school maintenance and construction funding that’s been teased for the last two years will be filed Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court. The Arizona School Boards Assn announced today that the suit will be filed on behalf of a coalition of school districts and education groups, spearheaded by Arizona Center for Law…
Read MoreMonday Member Spotlight: Arizona's Most Beautiful Town
Happy Monday Member Spotlight, everyone! This week, we wanted to do something a little different… Typically, we choose a member of the Chamber to write about, but this week we wanted to highlight a really cool thing that happened to Fountain Hills recently: Expedia has named Fountain Hills as “Arizona’s Most Beautiful Town”! Expedia is…
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