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But while the need for home care is great, acquiring services is out of reach for too many. Across the United States, almost a million people sit on the waiting lists for Medicaid’s home care program, in danger of being forced to live in unsafe nursing institutions, where 133,000 disabled Americans have died from Covid during the pandemic.  

Congress should be commended for carrying Sen. Sinema’s mantle of protecting local news by supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Let’s hope that the number of members standing up for local news continues to grow. 

unless Congress takes action, many Arizona families will continue to find themselves strapped under extreme economic strain and pressure. Our congressional leaders and senators have the power to alleviate pandemic hardship and put more Arizona families on the path to financial freedom by making the Child Tax Credit permanent. 

If the Biden Administration and members of Congress want to ban menthol cigarettes, or increase tobacco taxes to fund the federal budget, they need to consider the consequences of their actions. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly will soon have an opportunity to show real leadership, and should oppose these harmful policies.

I see it all over Mesa, and I see it among the members of my family: The Covid pandemic is a lot more than a health crisis. It’s also a financial crisis that has been taking a major toll on our community. 

To ensure an equitable and more sustainable future — one that creates good-paying jobs and opportunity for Arizonans — Senator Sinema should push for changes to the section 25D ITC in the budget reconciliation bill that would offer a direct pay option. The clean energy revolution cannot meet its full promise unless the pool of those who can participate is expanded. 

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly have wisely withstood pressure to support this legislation.  They can help Arizona businesses of all kinds by continuing to reject attempts to pass the PRO Act or any of its harmful penalties. 

Our elected leaders need to remember that we voted them into office because they promised to fight for working people--not just line the pockets of corporations--and invest in seniors, loved ones with disabilities, and those of us who care for them.

I am hoping Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., supports the BETTER Kidney Care Act, which would make it easier for doctors to coordinate treatment plans for kidney patients, helping 

The time has come to start asking the hard questions. Does an industry that adds 1% to the state GDP have the right to mine our groundwater, destroy our flowing rivers, and take water that can never be replaced? Can this industry be reformed or modernized to use less water? How do we better protect Arizona's water resources so that flowing streams and rivers are not dried out by thirsty groundwater wells growing alfalfa for dairy cows? Should certain crops be discouraged or banned? Should groundwater pumping have a monetary cost?