APMA Travels to DC for EMA Day on the Hill Roughly 200 fuel marketers from all across the country gathered in Washington DC on May 10-12 for the EMA DC Conference and Day on the Hill. In the opening session, Congressman Greg Pence addressed the group. Amanda Gray with APMA and Jess Miller with Miller Oil and Diamond Trucking met with Arizona’s members of Congress and Senate and staff. If … Read More
Summer Edition of the Fuel Monitor Magazine Now Available The summer edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features the Scholarship Golf Tournament recap and photos, information about ADOT’s new state identification card and driver’s license design and ADEQ’s FR reporting guide, state legislative tracker, federal issue updates and more. It has information about the upcoming APMA Annual Conference and Golf Tournament. The hard copy … Read More
State and Industry News • Maverik Acquires Kum & Go (NACS Daily) • Policy Instability Is Bad for Business (Chamber Business News) • Arizona Will Fail Clean-Air Standards if Other States Aren’t ‘Good Neighbors’ (AZ Capitol Times) • Why America’s EV Chargers Keep Breaking (Politico) • Stringent Air Quality Rule Will Hurt Our Economic Recovery and Growth (Chamber Business News) • Chevron, Exxon Work Toward Cleaner Gasoline (NACS Daily)
Spring Fuel Monitor Edition Available Now The spring edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features why Arizona needs to incentivize private industry investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Weights and Measures information on test standards, legislative tracker, federal issue updates and more. It has photos and recaps from the Holiday and April membership meeting and luncheon. The hard copy mailed to you should arrive … Read More
State and Industry News for March 21, 2023 • 7-Eleven Launches EV Charging Network (NACS) • Hobbs Signs Executive Order to Ban Hair Discrimination (AZ Capitol Times) • Exploring Priorities and Preserving Optionality (Fuels Institute) • bp Economist Warns of Focusing too Much on Decarbonization (NACS) • US Petroleum Product Exports Set a Record High in 2022 (EIA) • Americans Support More Parking for Trucks – But Not Nearby (NACS)
Bill Encouraging Private Sector Investment in EV Charging Passes Committee; Pulser Bill Moves to House On a party line vote, the Senate Commerce Committee passed SB 1501 that would incentivize private companies to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at their existing businesses. At a stakeholder meeting with utilities, there was resistance to any version of this bill advancing. We need your help to encourage Senators to support the bill on … Read More
State and Industry News for February 7, 2023 · Demand Charges Hamper C-Store Investment in EV Charging (NACS) · Domestic Renewable Diesel Capacity Could More than Double through 2025 (EIA Today in Energy) · Two Arizonans Will Be Sitting with Dr. Biden for the State of the Union (12 News) · Phoenix City Council Votes to Spend $230 M on Low- and No-emission Buses (AZ Central) · FTC Proposal … Read More
State and Industry News for January 23, 2023 Hobbs Emphasizes Collaboration and Prioritizes Education in first State of the State Address (Chamber Business News) California Transitions Away form Utility Ownership of EV Charging Infrastructure (Charge Ahead Partnership) Is Tempe’s Flavored Vape Ban Doomed to Fail? (AZ Republic) Tempe Delays Action on Proposed Flavored Nicotine Ban (Phoenix New Times) EIA Expects US Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices to Decline in 2023 … Read More
2023 Application for APMA Scholarship Program Available Now The APMA Scholarship Foundation awards funds to APMA members, employees, their spouses, children, grandchildren or dependents who are students. This is a great benefit for your company, help your colleagues take advantage of it! Please spread the word at your company, especially to anyone in school or with children in college or with other post-secondary education plans. APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION AVAILABLE … Read More
The winter edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features Conference highlights and photos, Weights and Measures information on price verification, how the Arizona lawmaking process works, federal issue updates and more. It has photos and recaps from the October membership meeting and luncheon as well as the EMA Fall Meeting in Las Vegas. The hard copy mailed to you should arrive early in January … Read More
Governor Hobbs Names Key Staff and Is Inaugurated Today at the Arizona Capitol, inauguration festivities are underway for Governor Katie Hobbs and other statewide elected leaders, who were officially sworn in on Monday, January 2. Hobbs is the state’s 24th Governor and the fifth female chief executive. Over the past week, Governor Hobbs has announced a number of appointments for her administration.
State and Industry News for November 23, 2022 City of Tempe Expanding Proposed Ordinance to Prohibit Sales of ALL Flavored Tobacco Products Tempe’s Human Services and Community Safety Committee announced that it will hold a virtual committee meeting on Wednesday, December 7 at 12 noon. The committee will consider updating the proposed ordinance on tobacco and vapor to include ALL flavored tobacco products (including mint and menthol).
State and Industry News for October 18, 2022 WMSD Legislative Proposal Meeting & Rule Update The Weights and Measures Services Division will host a stakeholder meeting to review and discuss legislative proposals for the upcoming year. Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 9 am AZ Department of Agriculture 1110 W. Washington Street, Suite 450 (Conference Room 1), Phoenix, AZ 85007
The Annual Conference and Golf Tournament photos and recap page is available for review! Click here to access. Many thanks to our outstanding event sponsors!
APMA Moderates Panel on Organized Retail Theft Last week, APMA Executive Director Amanda Gray moderated a panel on organized retail theft at the annual Arizona League of Cities conference in Glendale. Panelists included Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Kristin Reif with Philip Morris International and Michael Powell with Kroger, Inc.