Ducey calls Pinal County shining example in a ‘start-up state’
by Callan Smith | Rose Law Group Reporter
“Pinal County is a shining example of what can happen in a start-up state like Arizona,” Gov. Doug Ducey Friday told a large crowd at the monthly Pinal Partnership meeting.
Credit for economic growth goes to the small business owners, the job creators, he said, adding 160,000 new private jobs were created in Arizona since 2015. Since 2015, 200,000 people have moved to Arizona.
It’s important to remember the great recession and continue to be financially responsible, the governor said.
It’s not solely Arizona’s policies taking all the credit for jobs and growth, Ducey said. California Gov. Jerry Brown had been a partner, he joked. “You left California for a reason; let’s not bring those ideas here,” he messaged Californians.
He said he wants to make sure Arizona taxes are low, and regulations light because they are a hidden tax on entrepreneurs.