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Recent Articles from Edythe Jensen, Arizona Capitol Times correspondent
Despite improvements in care for the mentally ill in Arizona, major challenges remain
More people die in Arizona each year by suicide than from motor vehicle accidents.
The state spends more than $8,500 per person per year to assist the seriously mentally ill — more than to educate children in the public school system.
Arizona’s economic development leaders seek to compete in a global marketplace
The Great Recession left many of Arizona’s growth-dependent industries in the dust, pushing economic development leaders to take a hard look at the state’s boom-and-bust past as they reinvent its future.
Millennials bring uncertainty to recovering real estate market
Arizona’s youngest adults are punctuating the state’s real estate recovery with question marks. As industry experts tout gradual increases in home values and sales since the end of the Great Recession, habits and preferences of Millennials born after 1980 are a growing concern.
Pricing Transparency
Arizona joins national crusade for medical cost transparency
It’s too early to know if aching Arizonans will price shop for knee replacements or back surgeries, but the state has joined a national transparency crusade to make the costs of medical procedures public information.
Authorities debate whether lavish economic development incentives are worth the price
Arizona’s city, county and state governments are handing out billions in economic development incentives to attract business — but not without resistance from critics who dispute their necessity.
Social (mass) media: From promotional videos to profane rants — Facebook and Twitter give politicians instant audiences
Whether you love them or hate them, today’s politicians want to be “liked” on Facebook and followed on Twitter. So do their critics. Social media is rapidly changing how people seek and hold public office.
Valley cities challenged trying to fill abandoned retail space
A glut of empty retail space is challenging Valley cities and real estate professionals who say the region is so overbuilt that even an improving economy won’t bring all the stores back.
Gambling availability can lead to negative results
For compulsive gamblers, the proliferation of Indian casinos can bring life-altering temptations.
Compact spurred Casino expansions: 2002 law transformed Indian gaming in Arizona
About the only thing left to chance since voters approved Arizona’s 2002 Indian Gaming Compact has been who wins the money wagered in the state’s casinos.
Gambler’s view: An afternoon in the casino
Marie Mear walked through the doors at Vee Quiva Casino straight to her favorite slot machine. But the seat was occupied.
Standing up for our furry friends
Animal advocacy groups push more laws to protect Arizona pets Edythe Jensen Arizona Capitol Times correspondent The gruesome death of a miniature poodle triggered the latest in a growing number of Arizona animal protection laws. And well-organized activists say the list is far from complete.
