Arizona

TL/DR - The IRS will open a free, online filing system for some Americans for the 2022 tax season as part of an experimental pilot program. The Direct File system will be available to residents in 12 states who have income from an employer or unemployment compensation, Social Security benefits, and interest of $1,500 or less, but is not an option…

TL/DR - Peter S. Fine, CEO of Banner Health, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare for the 10th consecutive year. Banner Health, under Fine's leadership for 23 years, has expanded across six southwestern U.S. states, becoming one of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems. Fine is ranked 93rd on the…

New Format and Moderators for Upcoming Arizona Candidate Debates Next year's elections will see a new format for candidate debates, more advertising, and working journalists as moderators. The Citizens Clean Elections Commission has approved a plan to revamp the debate process after last year's events, which featured every statewide office on the…