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Chad Heinrich is a regular voice on Arizona small business, tax, and regulatory policy, with bylined columns and quoted analysis appearing in the Phoenix Business Journal, the Arizona Capitol Times, the Daily Independent, statewide broadcast media, and other outlets across the state. Selected recent commentary and coverage is collected below.
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AZ Free News — Working Families Tax Cut Act
Chad Heinrich is quoted in AZ Free News urging Arizona policymakers to act on tax conformity, warning that inaction creates harmful uncertainty for small businesses already battling rising costs.
The Center Square — Arizona jobs report
The Center Square quoted Chad Heinrich following a report showing Arizona job losses since 2025, noting that small businesses have openings they cannot fill due to a lack of qualified applicants.
Greater Phoenix InBusiness — 20% Small Business Deduction
Greater Phoenix InBusiness quotes Chad Heinrich celebrating the permanent extension of the 20% Small Business Deduction while warning that Arizona's ongoing tax conformity fight still threatens Main Street businesses.
AZ Free News — March small business jobs report
AZ Free News covers NFIB's March jobs report, quoting Chad Heinrich on persistent hiring challenges and warning that legislative inaction on tax conformity makes it impossible for small business owners to plan.
The Center Square / Yahoo! News — Tax conformity (syndicated)
Chad Heinrich spoke with The Center Square — in an article widely syndicated across Yahoo! News and the Arizona Daily Independent — urging the Legislature and Governor Hobbs to reach agreement on tax conformity so small businesses can plan and invest with...
The Center Square / Yahoo! News — Tax conformity (syndicated)
AZ Central quotes Chad Heinrich welcoming Republican assurances that existing tax forms will be used to achieve full federal conformity, while emphasizing that legislation must still be passed to make it official.
Hoodline Phoenix — Mills v. Arizona amicus brief
Chad Heinrich is quoted in Hoodline Phoenix on NFIB's amicus brief in Mills v. Arizona, arguing that small business owners should not face additional licensing burdens to perform the same work as employees of larger firms.
AZ Free News — Small business optimism index
AZ Free News quotes Chad Heinrich on NFIB's Optimism Index, noting that while sentiment remains above its 52-year average, tax conformity uncertainty is fueling caution among Main Street Arizona business owners.
Arizona Daily Independent — Hobbs’ second tax conformity veto
Chad Heinrich is quoted in the Arizona Daily Independent blasting Governor Hobbs' second veto of tax conformity legislation, calling it political gamesmanship that has thrown Arizona's tax filing season into chaos.
Winn Tucson Podcast — Tax conformity interview
Chad Heinrich joined the Winn Tucson podcast to explain how Governor Hobbs' tax conformity negotiations are creating uncertainty for small business owners who don't know what rules apply to their 2025 filings. (Interview begins at approximately the 46:00 mark.)