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Meet Arizona’s Democratic Socialists: Our “scary” agenda is we’re working for working people
Political commentators and establishment insiders have spent the last century trying to make working-class voters afraid of progressive politicians, with increasingly desperate tactics. Most recently, Stephen Richer typed up a few words to warn Arizonans about a supposedly scary, ominous new trend in local politics: Democratic Socialists are starting to win some elections.
Arizona must measure whether distracted-driving fines work
Arizona has just raised the price of distracted driving. A second or subsequent violation of the state’s hands-free driving law now carries a $400 civil penalty, up from the previous range of $150 to $250, and a distracted driver who crashes into a motorcycle faces an additional $150 penalty.
Can Arizona afford all this investment? Let’s do the math.
Arizona wants to be a place where businesses build, manufacturers invest, and families put down roots. However, every new factory, data center, and household adds to the state’s electricity needs — and the state is projecting a 40% increase in peak electricity demand over the next 15 years.
Don’t let drug-pricing reform close the pharmacy doors veterans depend on
Every Sunday I stand in front of a congregation that includes retired soldiers, active National Guard members and military spouses who have moved their families across the country more times than they can count.
Arizona will soon need many more caregivers. Are we ready?
My grandfather and great-grandfather built the East Valley's first 55+ active adult community back in 1958. My father continued the family tradition and spent his career developing more than 10,000 homes in those same communities. I grew up around this business – literally singing in holiday programs for residents as a kid – before I ever thought I'd be part of it myself.
The art of organizing a delegation between Arizona and Massachusetts
There is a certain kind of frustration that comes from living in a country that cannot seem to be able to get along. It shows up in the way people talk about politics today, like disagreement is the whole story, like the average person has no real say in any of it, like the only two options left are pick a side or check out entirely.
Arizona’s water providers are preparing today to protect our water tomorrow
With federal cuts reducing Arizona’s Colorado River allocation by 27 percent each year through 2028, many people are coming to us concerned and asking: “Will I still have water?” “Will my tap run dry?” “What should we do?”
Arizona’s economy starts with our youngest children
When Arizona business leaders talk about our state's economic future, the conversation usually turns to jobs, water, workforce development, infrastructure and our ability to compete for new investment.
Conservation Is a conservative principle
In politics, it often feels as though common ground is in short supply. But in Arizona, a bedrock principle continues to bridge our deepest political divides: the fundamental duty to steward our public lands and protect the water that makes life in the desert possible.
Polls don’t vote. Voters do.
Arizona has entered polling season, with six surveys measuring the governor’s race this week, followed by a chorus of instant statistical experts — many using numbers the way a drunk uses a lamppost: more for support than illumination.
This Constitution Day, let’s assert states’ rights to regulate election spending
More than 40 years ago, Barry Goldwater correctly understood both the corrosive effect of money in politics and the vital importance of state sovereignty in our system.
Kris Mayes’ call for a data center moratorium is wrong and anti-American
Kris Mayes wants to be many things. The governor. The center of attention. A policymaker. But she is none of those. As Attorney General, her role is limited. She was elected to enforce the law, not make it.
