Chris Gustafson a public finance and government affairs professional currently serving as Senior Director for Government Affairs at the Rose Law Group, where he leads state legislative strategy and policy advocacy with a focus on health and human services. He previously served as Chief Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Child Safety, directing the agency’s legislative agenda and coordinating closely with the Governor’s Office and stakeholders, and as a Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, where he led budget and fiscal analysis for major human services agencies, authored fiscal notes and pension and actuarial reports, and presented recommendations to legislative appropriations committees. He earned a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government with a concentration in health policy, and a summa cum laude Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Arizona State University.
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President Trump teases deal with Microsoft to rein in data center power costs; a ‘win-win,’ says Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Microsoft.) By Jordan Novel | CNBC President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday that Microsoft will announce changes to ensure that Americans won’t see rising utility bills as the company builds more data centers to meet rising artificial intelligence demand. “I never want Americans to pay higher Electricity bills because of Data Centers,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Therefore, my

Proposed bill that would end tax incentives for data centers in Arizona will have ‘negative consequences,’ says Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose
“Arizona is attracting the world’s most innovative companies right now — pulling the rug out from their data storage facilities which are necessary to attract this caliber of job creators will have real negative economic development consequences.” –Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group By Reagan Priest | State Affair Tax incentives for data center operators could be on the

[OP-ED] Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin in The Republic: Cutting red tape to bring down housing costs
By Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County Supervisor and Rose Law Group Partner For The Arizona Republic Despite continued high costs and low supply, the housing affordability crisis has received either short shrift or lip service at the state level. This past year, Maricopa County leaders addressed residents’ concerns by overhauling its zoning ordinance, garnering national attention. Maricopa County achieves results on public safety, lowering taxes, fostering economic development and now, housing affordability. In my chairman’s address just
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