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☆ I've been to over 200 high-end golf courses around the globe. Here are 8 of my all-time favorites.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( David Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'll never forget Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, CaliforniaCypress Point Club is right on the water. Forest Dunes Golf Club in northern Michigan is one of the Mitten State's best-kept secretsForest Dunes Golf Club has trees, water, and greenery. Evan SchillerTo create Forest Dunes Golf Club, golf pro Tom Weiskopf routed 18 holes through aromatic, pine-studded sand dunes in the middle of Michigan farm country. Chris Coduto/Getty ImagesScottsdale, Arizona, is home to over 200 golf courses and is a choice winter getaway for snowbirds from all over. AdvertisementOmni Golf's Grove Park Inn is still popular after 100 yearsThe Omni Grove Park Inn has been around for quite some time.

Persons: —, it's, I've, David Madison, Alister MacKenzie, Robert Trent Jones, Evan Schiller, Tom Weiskopf, Tom Doak, David McLay Kidd, Gamble, Kidd, Chris Coduto, Jack Nicklaus, Donald Ross, Barack Obama, Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Weiskopf's Cabo Organizations: Point, Spyglass, Omni, Service, California Cypress Point, Getty, University of Michigan, Getty Images, North, Cabo del Sol Locations: California, Cabo, Sol, Pebble Beach, California Cypress, Cypress, Pebble Beach , California, Spyglass, Cypress Point, Carmel, Michigan, Roscommon , Michigan, Bandon, Oregon, Brewster , Washington, Columbia, Scottsdale, Arizona, Getty Images Scottsdale , Arizona, Omni Grove, Grove, Carolinas, North Carolina, Pinehurst, Asheville, Mexico, Tom Weiskopf's Cabo del Sol, Cabos, Cortez

☆ Big Tech goes nuclear: Amazon's pitch to use power plants shows the crucial role the energy source plays for AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, inside Amazon's internal pitch for turning to nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs . AdvertisementThat's led Big Tech to consider nuclear power to address its skyrocketing energy requirements. Nuclear power ticks that box better than other clean energy options like solar or wind. Nuclear power, meanwhile, is an industry in desperate need of some love , BI's Daniel Geiger and Ellen Thomas previously reported. From advertising platforms to AI tech companies, here's the startups to watch .

Persons: —, Jocko Willink, we've, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, That's, Business Insider's Eugene Kim, Andy Jassy, it's, Sam Altman, Eugene, BI's Hasan Chowdhury, BI's Daniel Geiger, Ellen Thomas, Jim Burke, Vistra, Chelsea Jia Feng, Elon Musk, Jean Boivin, He's, Marc Benioff isn't, bashed, Miles Brundage, OpenAI, Emma Tucker's, Tucker, Mike Jeffries, SpaceX's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Service, Navy, Big Tech, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Keystone, Hulton, Constellation Energy, Getty, EV, BlackRock Investment Institute, San Francisco, BI, AGI, Abercrombie, Fitch Locations: Fukushima, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New York, London

☆ 2 swing states show why the US is struggling to build enough houses
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Two swing states — Arizona and Pennsylvania — exemplify in their own ways how housing markets across the country have failed to address the key issue they face: too few homes. Sprawling subdivisions helped accommodate the growing population and were enough to keep housing costs relatively low through the early 2010s. As demand spiked, snarled supply chains helped inflate construction costs. Home prices have risen 39% since January 2020, Horowitz noted, even though the state's population is shrinking. Like many other states, Pennsylvania has underbuilt housing since the 2008 financial crisis, which tanked the housing market.

Persons: —, Alex Horowitz, it's, Horowitz, Mario Tama, we've, Ben Metcalf, Metcalf, Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, He's, Harris, Redfin, Noah Sheidlower Organizations: Service, Pew's, Business, Getty Images, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, of Labor Statistics, Pennsylvania, Tucson Mayor, Federal Reserve Locations: Michigan, Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Zillow, Pennsylvania, Phoenix, . Pennsylvania

The final pre-election edition of the closely watched monthly jobs report is set to be published Nov. 1, four days ahead of Election Day. All eyes are now on a handful of states expected to see razor-thin vote margins, likely to be determined by a small but crucial pool of persuadable voters. The exact impact on the jobs report is unclear. The strike, which kicked off in September, has coincided with layoff notices sent to 17,000 workers in Boeing's commercial aviation division. While the Keystone State's unemployment rate climbed by a tenth of a percentage point compared with the September 2023 figure, its latest reading, at 3.4%, marked two straight years below 4%.

Persons: Milton —, Boeing machinists, Goldman Sachs, “, Goldman, Helene, Trump Organizations: Boeing, of Labor Statistics, Nomura Holdings, Nomura, BLS, Electoral College, Keystone, Democratic, Republican Locations: U.S, Milton, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

☆ I explored Jackson Hole's ultra-luxury hotels and estates. These swanky interior design trends impressed me the most.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I spent three days exploring three ultra-luxury properties in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The establishments highlighted Wyoming's luxury interior design trends. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But until recently, I'd never been exposed to three ultra-luxury properties in just three days. AdvertisementThe whirlwind trip felt like a crash course in Wyoming's luxury interior design trends.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, Jackson Organizations: Service Locations: Jackson Hole , Wyoming, Yellowstone

☆ The vulnerable GOP congressman convinced that economic interest voters will save him from the Trump and abortion backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He sat down with BI to talk about the race, the national debt, abortion, and the state of his party. In an era where college-educated voters have been bleeding out of the GOP, Schweikert is increasingly an outlier, and he knows it. In order to keep looking like his district, Schweikert — a one-time conservative rabble-rouser who rode his way into Congress during the 2010 Tea Party wave — has had to make some changes. But now that Schweikert's sharing the ballot with Trump, he's not sweating that either. But while Democrats are hoping the state-level vote will boost turnout on their side and remind voters of Republicans' opposition to abortion, Schweikert sees it differently.

Persons: David Schweikert, —, Republican who's, Donald Trump, Schweikert, Arizona's, Joe Biden, Katie Hobbs, Sen, Mark Kelly, Jevin Hodge, Jon Sutton, It's, I've, who's, he's, Shah, rouser, There's, Schweikert's, Tim Scott of, He's, Bryan Metzger Schweikert, Kari Lake, David Schweikert Decries, Trump, mailer, Sutton, JD Vance, Ohio, Matthew, Tom Williams, that's, Shah eked, Krysten, they're, Shah outraised, Bryan Metzger There's, Roe, Wade, Frederic J . Brown, Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, Arizona's Haley, Harris Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Republicans, Democratic, Caucus, Trump, Capitol, YouTube, Forbes, Social Security, Medicare, Committee, Insurance Trust Fund, Federal, Commission, Electoral, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, COVID, Mayo Clinic, Getty, United Nations Locations: Arizona, Scottsdale, Congress, America ., Phoenix, an Arizona, It's, Schweikert, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Springfield, America, AFP, Maricopa County, Schweikert's district, North Scottsdale

She frequently advertises Republicans for Harris, a group that includes the late senator’s son Jim McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Mesa Mayor John Giles. Maricopa County, home of Phoenix, accounts for about two-thirds of Arizona voters, including many of those disaffected Republicans who are well-educated center-right voters. Harris praises McCain in Arizona campaign stopsIn a campaign swing through Arizona last week, Harris fondly — and repeatedly — spoke of McCain and lavished praise on his ACA vote. “It required one more vote to keep it intact, and that vote was the late, great John McCain,” Harris said in Chandler, just outside Phoenix. The Trump campaign dismissed Harris’ GOP outreach as a mirage.

Persons: PHOENIX, Kamala Harris, vanquishing Donald Trump, Sen, John McCain, Joe Biden, Harris, “, Barrett Marson, ” Marson, Donald Trump, ” Harris, Trump, Jim McCain, Jeff Flake, Mesa Mayor John Giles, ” Jen Cox, we’ve, Arizonans, McCain, ” Giles, Giles, Kyrsten, Mark Kelly’s, Kelly’s, Sinema, —, I’ll, Kelly, ”, Rachel Reisner, Cox, Nikki Haley, Marson, Trump’s, ” Cox, ” “ Arizonans, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, Kari Lake, ” Gallego, I’m Organizations: GOP, McCain, Department, Republicans, McCain Republicans, Mesa Mayor, NBC News, Republican, Trump, Democrats, Democrat, Democratic, Green Party, Democratic Party, New York Times, Siena College, Biden, Arizona, Department of Education, Senate Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, playbook Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mesa, Trump, Chandler, Pima County, Tucson

☆ How one of MAGA's brightest stars went from unstoppable to long shot
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Two years ago, Kari Lake appeared to be on an unstoppable path to becoming the governor of Arizona. Now she's a heavy underdog to Rep. Ruben Gallego in a state where Trump and Harris are tied. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Combative yet charismatic, Lake was quickly recognized as the most skilled purveyor of Trumpism aside from the former president himself. She wasn't simply imitating Donald Trump but refashioning his political style to fit her own profile as a well-known local TV anchor.

Persons: Kari Lake, Ruben Gallego, Harris, —, Rep, Ruben Gallego's, Patty Contreras, Contreras, Lake, Donald Trump, Katie Hobbs, " Contreras, Hobbs, she's, MAGA, David Schweikert, Sen, Kyrsten, flailing, Gallego, Kamala Harris, Cheryl Evans, Lake's denigration, John McCain, That's, Julie Spilsbury, he's, Spilsbury, Kari Lake it's, sVJPKcFWp4, Kirk Adams, Doug Ducey's, Adams, rankles, Maryjane Carsten, Carsten, JD Vance's, She's, Chuck Coughlin, Rebecca Noble, Trump, that's, Donald Trump playbook, that's Donald Trump, Barrett Marson, Mike Noble, Noble, Lake's, Mitch McConnell, hasn't Organizations: Rep, Trump, Service, Phoenix, Democratic, Arizona Democrats, Republicans, Republican, Arizona Republic, AP, Mesa who's, Lake, UVF, Oracle, Senate, Sen, GOP, Fund Locations: Arizona, Scottsdale, Mesa, Lake that's, Tucson, Prescott Valley , Arizona, Gallego

☆ Meta's misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Meanwhile, multiple Facebook users in states like North Carolina, Mississippi and New Jersey continue to share the ballot misinformation without any notification that it's false. Across the U.S., with 40 days until the Nov. 5 election, state and local officials say they are puzzled by what to expect from Facebook. In 2020, the site hosted rampant misinformation about politically charged issues like Covid treatments, masking and voter fraud. Given Maricopa County's high profile during the election season, the state often attracts attention from Facebook users across the country. During a Senate hearing last week on election threats, Meta's head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, fielded questions about the company's election preparedness.

Persons: Rebecca Noble, Derek Bowens, Bowens, Meta, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Taylor Kinnerup, Kinnerup, she'd, Meta's, Saul Loeb, Nick Clegg, Sen, Susan Collins, Collins, Clegg, Scott McDonell, it's, McDonell, Jeramy Gray, Gray, we've, Harris Organizations: Department, Facebook, USA, North Carolina State Board, CNBC, Meta, Republican, Russian, Trump, Pew Research Center, Elon, Associated Press, Reuters, Democratic, Maricopa, National Constitution Center, AFP, Getty, Intelligence, Homeland Security, FBI Locations: Maricopa County, Mesa, Arizona, Mesa , Arizona, U.S, Durham County , North Carolina, N.C, North Carolina , Mississippi, New Jersey, Springfield , Ohio, Canada, North Carolina , Arizona, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Maine, China, Dane County, Wisconsin, Los Angeles County, North Carolina's Durham County

☆ As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Bob Ortega | Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

That’s why Maricopa County has spent over $864,000 in federal funds and more than $3 million in county funds to bolster its election security and processes over the past four years. Officials readily shared their worries with CNN, citing death threats, harassment, baseless lawsuits, onerous public-records requests and various security threats spurred by false claims about voter fraud. Amid these challenges, budgets for election security have been squeezed in several ways. Thousands of election workers across the country have reported receiving harassing, offensive or hostile communications, including since the 2022 midterms, according to the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. As recently as Tuesday, Trump threatened to prosecute and imprison election officials if he wins in November, as he cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming election.

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WASHINGTON — As president, Donald Trump slashed a lucrative tax break enjoyed by coastal donors and suburban swing-state voters. What shifted more than the economy is Trump's needs, said Caroline Bruckner, managing director of American University's Kogod Tax Policy Center. The reversal is one of a flurry of freebies that Trump and his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, are offering voters in the stretch run before Election Day. Trump’s proposal to repeal the SALT cap, which is set to expire next year if Congress takes no action, would reduce federal revenue by $1.2 trillion over a decade, according to CRFB’s estimate. But many voters in those counties would stand to benefit considerably from a repeal of the SALT cap.

Persons: Donald Trump, he's, Trump, ransoming, Caroline Bruckner, Bruckner, Kamala Harris, Peter Zay, Harris, She’s, “, ”, Charlie Dent, ” Dent, ” Donald Trump, Jeff Kowalsky, Marc Goldwein, ” Goldwein, ” Harris, —, Donald Trump won’t, James Singer, Joe Biden’s, I’ve, it’s, Mark Cuban, Jackson, Biden —, Dent Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Getty, Social, Foundation, Social Security, Democratic, CNBC, Tax Foundation, NBC News, Tax Locations: Washington, Anadolu, AFP, South Carolina, Mississippi, Harris, Manhattan, San Francisco, Silicon, Valley , Idaho, Aspen , Colorado, , Wyoming, Westchester County , New York, Fairfield County , Connecticut, Maricopa County, Arizona's, Philadelphia, Wilmington , Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Allegheny County

A top election official in Arizona said he would file a suit Tuesday that could bar almost 100,000 residents from voting in state and local races this fall, claiming they have not provided citizenship documents required under state law. The planned suit from Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is related to a specific part of Arizona election law that requires residents to provide documents that prove citizenship to vote in state and local elections. Such documents are not required for Arizona residents to register to vote or cast a ballot in federal elections. Since 1996, Arizona has required residents to provide proof of citizenship to obtain a driver’s license. Hobbs said her office would implement "an independent audit to ensure that MVD systems are functioning as necessary to support voter registration."

Persons: Stephen Richer, ”, Richer, ” Richer, Donald Trump, Justin Heap, Adrian Fontes, ” Fontes, “ We’re, Fontes, “, we've, —, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs Organizations: U.S, Citizens, Republican, GOP, Senate, NBC News, Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Department, MVD, Gov, Fontes Locations: Arizona, Maricopa County, U.S, United States, America

A woman holds a sign with former President Donald Trump's mugshot while riding the Arizona GOP's float at the Navajo Nation parade on Sept. 7. A man holds a Harris-Walz sign at the Navajo Nation parade in Window Rock, Arizona. Nez, who was swarmed by young children asking for his autograph, served as president of the Navajo Nation for four years until 2023. “One big thing is fixing the roads on the Navajo Nation, putting highways on those dirt roads. The Navajo Nation also used over $520 million in funding from a Biden-backed law to “nearly double” new infrastructure building, the Navajo president’s office announced this year.

Persons: surrogates, ”, Lomakoyva Manuel, Lorinda Strayhorn, Leo Mann, Mann, Donald Trump's mugshot, Alex Tabet, “, Joe Biden, Manuel, Strayhorn, Roland, “ I’m, Harris, Walz, Sen, Theresa Hatathlie, ” Hatathlie, Gina Swoboda —, Swoboda, Trump, Kari Lake, ” Lake, they’ve, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, ” Gallego, he’s, Jonathan Nez, Arizona’s, “ Ruben Gallego, He’s, Eli Crane, Denzel Bia, Steve Blackrock, Deb Haaland, Halee Dobbins, ” Swoboda Organizations: —, Navajo Nation, Republican, Democratic, NBC, Uplift, Arizona, State, NBC News, Safeway, NBC News Democratic, Navajo, Trump, “, Republican Senate, Democratic Rep, Indigenous, American Child Protection, Senate, Congressional, Democrat, Biden, Interior Department, Republican National Committee’s Locations: Navajo, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Nazlini , Arizona, Arizona, Data, Phoenix, Rock , Arizona, Farms, Black Mesa , Arizona, Republican National Committee’s Arizona

The secretary of state's office estimates that 577,971 valid signatures were turned in by Arizona for Abortion Access, a coalition of reproductive rights organizations that includes the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona. The Arizona for Abortion Access Act will go before voters under the title "Proposition 139." “This is a huge win for Arizona voters who will now get to vote YES on restoring and protecting the right to access abortion care, free from political interference, once and for all,” Cheryl Bruce, campaign manager for Arizona for Abortion Access, said in a statement. In a video shared by the Arizona secretary of state's office, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acknowledged the legal hurdles the ballot proposal is likely to face. "This is going to certify that the initiative has made the ballot," said Fontes.

Persons: JP Martin, ” Cheryl Bruce, it’s, ” Chris Love, Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Katie Hobbs, Adrian Fontes, —, Fontes Organizations: NBC, Abortion, American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, Arizona, U.S, Supreme, Democrats, Democratic, Republican Locations: Arizona

☆ Kamala Harris is going on the offensive on border security. It could keep Arizona blue and cut off Trump's path to victory.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLast Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. AdvertisementTrump can't take Arizona for grantedBefore Biden won Arizona in 2020, it last voted for a Democratic presidential nominee in 1996. AdvertisementHowever, for Trump, a Harris win in Arizona would be a huge blow in his attempts to win a second term. Biden's 2020 victories in Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada — as well as his wins in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — effectively cut off Trump's path to victory that year. Should Harris neutralize the border security issue — a feat that seemed unimaginable when Biden was still the presumptive nominee — it'll give her a major opening to win Arizona.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, It's, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Harris, Trump, it's, Greg Abbott —, Biden, scrambles, Biden's, Democrat Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs, Donald Trump's, Mario Tama, — it'll Organizations: Service, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, State, Business, Trump, Arizona, Republican, Texas GOP Gov, Biden, Republicans, Central America, Democrat, White House, GOP, — Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Mexico, New York, Chicago, California, Central, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona's, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

☆ Golden Opportunity to Boost Job, Labor Market: Raise the Minimum Wage
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 15 years. Given the situation, here's an idea: Why not raise the federal minimum wage right now? Getting anything done legislatively is always a challenge, especially in an election year, but polls indicate a higher minimum wage is broadly popular. AdvertisementOnce the minimum wage gets so high that it starts to cause a bunch of job loss, that's a problem. If a higher minimum wage lifts millions of people out of poverty, that's incredible.

Persons: it's, Yannet Lathrop, California's, It's, Jacob Vigdor, Vigdor, Justin Wiltshire, Michael Reich, David Neumark, shouldn't, we've, they've, Emily Stewart Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Employment, New York Times, Congressional, University of Washington, University of Victoria, UC Berkeley's Center, Dynamics, University of California, Business Locations: Nebraska, Florida, Washington ,, Washington, West, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina, Seattle, California, British Columbia, New York, Irvine, America, Wiltshire

☆ 'Not a person who gets overly excited': Sen. Mark Kelly auditions to be Kamala Harris's VP
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. Kelly is the one and only member of the United States Senate who has made it onto Vice President Kamala Harris's shortlist of potential running mates. "Mark Kelly, potential VP pick, plans to be in Arizona next week," reads a POLITICO headline from the last few days. "He's just not a person who gets overly excited in one direction or the other. Advertisement"This isn't about me," Kelly said as the doors closed on him, repeating his stock response to the questions about his sudden vice presidential candidacy.

Persons: who's, Sen, Joe Manchin, Joe Biden's, George Santos, It's Sen, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Kelly, Kamala Harris's, Mark Kelly, Harris, he's, Tesla, JD Vance, Donald Trump's, hasn't, I've, Brian Schatz, He's, I'm, Kelly's, Kent Nishimura, what's, Blake Masters —, Vance, Gabby Giffords, Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's, Allison Bailey /, Tim Walz, Andy Beshear, Bryan Metzger, didn't, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, US Senate, Capitol, Business, United States Senate, Arizona, Capitol Hill, Hawaii, Arizona's, Electoral, Merchant Marine Academy grad, Democratic, Getty, Minnesota Gov, Republicans, Kentucky, Labor Locations: Arizona, Capitol Hill, Virginia, Minnesota

☆ Blake Masters, a close ally of JD Vance and Peter Thiel, just lost another election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Blake Masters lost to Abe Hamadeh in the GOP primary for Arizona's 8th congressional district. He was backed early on by Sen. JD Vance — and got a last-minute dual endorsement from Trump. It's the second election Masters has lost in two years. He was Arizona's GOP Senate nominee in 2022. The former venture capitalist, an ideological ally of Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, was defeated by Abe Hamadeh in a crowded GOP primary in Arizona's 8th congressional district.

Persons: Blake Masters, Abe Hamadeh, Sen, JD Vance —, Masters, —, JD Vance, Peter Thiel, Donald Trump, Vance, who'd Organizations: GOP, Trump, Service, Business Locations: Ohio, Arizona's

☆ America's 10 best states for infrastructure, where you can rely on roads, bridges, airports, power, and internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

To rate each state's infrastructure, we look at roads, bridges, ports and airports. New in 2024, we evaluate so-called site readiness programs set up in many states to link companies with shovel-ready sites. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama offers one of the more robust site readiness programs in the nation. Roads, bridges, and broadband are also in excellent shape in Tennessee. A respectable 24% of the state's power comes from renewable energy, putting it in the top half of states.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Gary Hershorn, Brad Lander, Kathy Hochul, Luke Sharrett, Liam Kennedy, Chicago —, Carl Sandburg, Minnesotans, Tim Walz, Nathan Howard, — Virginia, Caitlin O'Hara, Elijah Nouvelage Organizations: Infrastructure Law, CNBC, Law, Business, Empire, Hudson, Corbis, Census, Gov, Indiana, CSX Corp, Bloomberg, Getty, Crossroads of America, U.S . Surface Transportation, Hoosier State, of Energy, Street Foundation, Economic Development, Alabama, Tennessee Downtown, Istock, Volunteer State, Energy Department, Illinois Metra, Chicago, Railroads, Census Bureau, Surface Transportation, Traffic, Midway, Chicago Department of Aviation, Lincoln, Minnesota, Jimkruger, Minnesota's Department of Economic, The Utah Department of Transportation, Beehive State, Planners, Virginia, Amazon.com Inc, —, Washington Post, Georgia Passengers, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport Locations: States, York, Manhattan, New York City, New York, Ohio, Clarksville , Indiana, U.S, Indiana, Alabama, Trinity , Alabama, Yellowhammer State, Tennessee Downtown Nashville , Tennessee, Tennessee, Illinois, Chicago, Rudybalasko, Texas, Minneapolis , Minnesota, Mississippi, Minneapolis, Utah, Salt Lake City, Beehive, Farmington, Ashburn , Virginia, Northern Virginia, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Abolish HOAs: Homeowner Associations Make It Harder to Own a House
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ned Resnikoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

These private quasi-governments are called homeowner associations, or HOAs. While California has the most HOAs of any state (50,000), Florida has far more HOA residents as a percentage of its population. The association also provided its residents with "the usual privileges of a citizen in any free state," Tullock wrote. Readers will not be shocked to learn that Clarke and Freedman also found that HOA residents were more likely to be white or Asian than non-HOA residents. (Cashin observed that several states, including New Jersey and Texas, had laws allowing HOA residents to subtract the cost of privately provided infrastructure from their taxes.)

Persons: Norman Rockwell, Ron DeSantis, HOA, Quinn Slobodian, HOAs —, Gordon Tullock, Tullock, it's, Jim Crow, Wyatt Clarke, Matthew Freedman, Clarke, Freedman, Robert Reich, Sheryll Cashin, Cashin, HOAs Organizations: Gov, Guardian, HOAs, George Mason University, HOA Locations: An, HOA, Florida, While California, Rossmoor , California, America, Pima County, New Jersey, Texas, That's

☆ The Arizona primary where the MAGA movement is devouring itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

"He is running a very bigoted race," Hamadeh told me of Masters, "and MAGA and the America First movement is bigger than that." An anti-Hamadeh yard sign, paid for by the Masters campaign, beside one of Hamadeh's own signs in the 8th district. "This guy, he lost against Mark Kelly because he's a weirdo," Hamadeh told me. "I think that warrants some investigative journalism," Hamadeh told me. "I can't vote for you," one woman, apparently not a prospective constituent, told Hamadeh as she shook hands with him after the event, "but I'll give you a donation."

Persons: Abe Hamadeh, Hamadeh, I've, He's, Donald Trump, Kari Lake, MAGA, Blake Masters, Peter Thiel protégé, who's, It's, Bryan Metzger, Ben Toma, Debbie Lesko, Sen, Anthony Kern, There's, Trent Franks, Israel, there's, Lesko, —, Abraham, Abe, Ron Paul, Prophet Muhammad, Jesus, fashioning, he's, Trent, They're, MAGA bromides, JD Vance, Ohio, Masters, Vance, Ted Kacynski, Blake, Mark Kelly, Kari, Brandon Bell, Trump, Clarence Thomas, Thiel, Hamadeh's, Arizona Republic —, Rebecca Noble, Toma Organizations: Service, Republican, GOP, Arizona, Capitol, Trump, Masters, Supreme, Daily, University of, Maricopa County Attorney's, US Army Reserve, Republican Party, Senate, Sun City, Justice, Republicans, Sun City West, Stanford University, FBI, Thiel Capital, Fox News, Arizona Republic, Sun, Arizona House Locations: Phoenix, Arab American, Arizona, America, Tucson, North Phoenix, Washington, There's, Maricopa County, Mecca, Chicago, Skokie, United States, Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Vatican, Thailand, Japan, Sun City, crazies, Scottsdale, it's

☆ Scottsdale and Paradise Valley are both in Arizona's millionaire hub, but it's clear why one suburb is more expensive than the other.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Millionaires and big-city dwellers are moving to Scottsdale and Paradise Valley in Arizona. I visited both and saw that one is more expensive than the other due to location and property size. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWhether you're a tech worker, an executive, or a recent retiree, Phoenix offers easy living. And with lower taxes, it's no wonder millionaires and big-city dwellers are packing up and moving to the area.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Phoenix, Sky Harbor International Locations: Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Arizona

☆ Arizona Iced Tea founder explains why he's bucked the inflation trend and never raised its iconic 99-cent price in 32 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The iconic 23-ounce cans of Arizona Iced Tea still sell for 99 cents after 32 years. Arizona founder Don Vultaggio told Today he doesn't want to raise prices on consumers. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDon Vultaggio, the cofounder and CEO of the company behind Arizona Iced Tea, still sells his product for the same price as when it launched 32 years ago — 99 cents. Arizona's signature big cans of iced tea were a quick success, and Vultaggio still runs the company to this day with the help of his sons.

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☆ Here's how inflation has ratcheted up the cost of basics like housing and food for families across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

ALICE Americans make above the federal poverty level but not enough to comfortably afford all their daily expenses, often making too much to qualify for government assistance. The ALICE Essentials Index, which includes housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare, and technology costs, has risen by a projected 7.3% annually from 2021 to 2023; comparatively, CPI has risen by 6.1%. The ALICE Essentials Index for rural areas was slightly higher than that for urban areas, at 7.5% and 7.2%, respectively. "Long before everybody else was upset about inflation, ALICE was dealing with inflation," Hoopes said. Still, ALICE Americans tend to be overrepresented in these roles, as many pay below the ALICE threshold of about $55,000 a year.

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☆ These are the 5 US cities you should buy a home in before you get priced out of the housing market, says 'Million Dollar Listing' real estate investor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Most of its residents are millennials, with its residents' median age being 33.6 years. As with Atlanta, most of its residents are millennials, with its residents' median age being 33.1 years. The median age of San Diego residents is 35.8 years. But it's also true that housing in San Diego trends toward the pricier end. San Diego, along with four other Californian cities, was marked as "impossibly unaffordable," according to the 2024 Demographia International Housing Affordability report.

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