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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Whistleblower alleges ADOT is intentionally targeting 3rd-party MVDs
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents ASAP and TSI.) By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona Department of Transportation accused of unfairly penalizing third party contractors The contractors say the crackdown came after a harsh 2023 auditor general report A former ADOT employee alleges wrongful termination for pushing back against the crackdown A now-terminated whistleblower in the Arizona

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
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