The 57th Arizona Legislature gaveled into its Second Regular Session this afternoon. Governor Katie Hobbs gave the joint session of the Legislature her annual State of the State address. Some of the highlights of the Governor’s address include:   Middle Class Tax Cut Package Governor Hobbs will call for the legislature to pass her Middle Class Tax Cut Package as the first bill of the session. Includes increased standard deduction, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, an additional $6,000...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has published an updated set of answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) rule.   The new FAQ guidance is available here . It is also linked on our DBE Resource Page .   The document addresses some issues that we raised in our comment letter, providing more information on the process and timelines for reevaluating firms and the elements of economic hardship and systemic barriers to be included in the...

To the ACEC Community,   I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend filled with lots of family, friends, and great food. If you’re like me, you spent some time yesterday catching up on email and wading through message after message spotlighting Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Reports indicate that Cyber Monday will likely smash spending records this year. That’s good news: Cyber Monday has joined—and in some ways supplanted—Black Friday as make-or-break sales days for retailers.  ...