economy

A bipartisan bill under consideration in Congress would create a White House office dedicated solely to rural economic development. Supporters say it would simplify the process for receiving federal assistance outside of heavily populated areas.

For more than four decades almost all economic activity was halted on what was formerly known as the Bennett Freeze area of the Navajo Nation. A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to assist residents of one of the most economically depressed areas of the reservation.

Several members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and others have arrived in San Francisco in what they’re calling a “spiritual convoy.” They’re urging a…

Arizona’s second-largest labor union is urging Congress to pass a bill that would block a massive copper mine in central Arizona. The controversial…

For more than a year now, the live entertainment industry has struggled to hang on as the COVID-19 pandemic brought gigs and revenue to a grinding halt. A…

Governor Doug Ducey says Arizona will no longer accept federal COVID-19 unemployment benefit funds for workers impacted by the pandemic. It’s part of the…

It’s been one year since Arizona restaurants and gyms shut their doors due to state-mandated closures at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. KNAU’s…

Flagstaff officials say an aluminum automotive parts manufacturer has selected the city to build the company’s fourth production plant.UACJ Automotive…

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a conservation package that includes a bill to ban new uranium mining claims on more than a million…