TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Phoenix-based conservative advocacy group is suing Tucson over the city’s contracting preference for local businesses. The suit filed Friday by the Goldwater Institute in Pima ...

A study in Springfield, Mo. shows that hiring local workers on the city’s public works projects would increase sales at local businesses by $71 million, save or create 400 jobs and increase local tax ...

Charles Crumpley’s Comment column in the Sept. 20 issue headlined “L.A. Localizes Bad Policy” fails to recognize the need for a local preference policy to level the playing field for local businesses.

According to a recent press release, the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has approved an ordinance amending the county’s purchasing policy "to create more opportunities for local ...