News published on Business Daily in April 2019

News from April 2019



A survey by Scott Rasmussen found that 81 percent of voters across the country favor term limits for congressional members, which a bill in the Arizona Legislature would provide.

A bill currently sits in the Arizona Senate that would allow for congressional term limits, an issue that Democratic presidential hopeful and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke has been talking about for some time.

Teenagers who are determined can usually find a way to get their hands on forbidden fruit, but the Tobacco 21 initiative—which would raise the age of purchasing tobacco products and nicotine-containing vaping products in Indiana to 21— could possibly reduce the number of teens who smoke, as well as the number of potential adult smokers who can’t quit because their habits are so well established.

Downtown Tucson will offer more affordable housing options come mid-April with the opening of the new Marist on Cathedral Squareproject.

Middle-range income earners in Indiana ranked eighth in the nation in terms of how they benefited from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a new Tax Foundation analysis.

Middle-range income earners in Arizona ranked 35th in the nation in terms of how they benefited from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a new Tax Foundation analysis.

Sales by chemicals and allied products wholesalers in March 2019 were $11.1 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by paper and paper products wholesalers in March 2019 were $8 billion, an increase of 3.4 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by grocery and related products wholesalers in March 2019 were $55.4 billion, an increase of 3 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers in March 2019 were $20.2 billion, an increase of 2.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by grugs and druggists' sundries wholesalers in March 2019 were $59.9 billion, an increase of 5.6 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers in March 2019 were $39.4 billion, an increase of 1.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by household appliances and electrical and electronic goods wholesalers in March 2019 were $51.8 billion, an increase of 3.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by farm product raw materials wholesalers in March 2019 were $17 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by machinery, equipment and supplies wholesalers in March 2019 were $4 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by professional and commercial equipment and supplies wholesalers in March 2019 were $43.6 billion, an increase of 6.6 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by hardware and plumbing and heading equipment and supplies wholesalers in March 2019 were $12.6 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by household appliances and electrical and electronic goods wholesalers in March 2019 were $51.8 billion, an increase of 3.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by lumber and other construction materials wholesalers in March 2019 were $11.7 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.