Publications
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Decades Volume: 1 Issue: 7
Published: Thursday, January 28, 2010Arizona has seen positive trends in the areas of child welfare over the last decade. But as DES absorbs substantial cuts and staff reductions due to the recession, what will those numbers look like two, five, or ten years out?
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Decades Volume: 1 Issue: 6
Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2010During the previous decade Arizona experienced a dramatic increase in the number of people receiving health insurance coverage through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). If criteria for AHCCCS eligibility don’t change, it is unlikely that this trend will be reversed in the coming decade. More positive trends include increased child immunization rates and decreased smoking rates.
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Decades Volume: 1 Issue: 5
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010Author Tom Rex discusses how the long downward trend in high-technology industries in Arizona continued over the last decade.
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Decades Volume: 1 Issue: 4
Published: Monday, January 25, 2010Numerous tax cuts over the last 15 years have substantially reduced revenue to the Arizona state general fund and greatly narrowed the tax base.
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Decades Volume: 1 Issue: 3
Published: Sunday, January 24, 2010The biggest economic trend in Arizona over the last decade has been the flat line on various measures of prosperity relative to the national average. Arizona always has been below the national average on measures such as the average wage, earnings per employee, and per capita personal income. However, Arizona compares less favorably now than it did in the 1970s and early 1980s.
