Last Spring, Governor Hobbs signed Executive Order 2025-09 directing the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) and Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) to form a Workplace Heat Safety Task Force to draft and recommend Heat Guidelines for Employers. These guidelines would provide additional recommendations for employers to be included in the Arizona Heat Stress State Emphasis Program .   The Task Force, composed of business, labor, and industry leaders met during the...

March was a month of showing up—on jobsites, in classrooms, and across the industry. From workforce development to national conversations, the Arizona Masonry Council continues to stay present where it matters most: building the future of masonry from the ground up.

Monthly update from - Brian Tassinari, AMC's Legislative Representative. Just six weeks into session, we have seen a remarkable onslaught of bills being introduced. For the 25 years I have been a lobbyist, every House bills started with a ‘2’ as in HB2001 and every Senate bill started with a ‘1’ as in SB1001. But for the first time ever, the legislature has run out of ‘1’s’ and ‘2’s’ and had to move the ‘3’s’ and ‘4’s’.  This logjam of ideas, some good and many not so good, has resulted in...