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Read More »Why Arizona Deserves a Choice
Empowering tribes can help address drought 
Amelia Flores, chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, recently wrote: “The Colorado River Indian Tribes have been the stewards of the river since long before the dams were built, and the settlers entered the basin.” The group of four ...
Read More »How to save democracy: Rediscover our shared history 
American democracy is weak for a plethora of reasons. One cause is a loss of a shared sense of history. Nation’s survive when the populous can unite behind a shared identity, a common-understanding of who we are. Until recently we ...
Read More »AZ could use drought technology that helped Israel 
After two decades of drought, communities and industries across Arizona are grappling with the reality of less water. The Colorado River simply doesn’t deliver the bounty that it once did. That means thinking differently about our state’s most precious natural ...
Read More »Rep. Chavez: Let’s get focused on voter rights, economics 
Dear Editor, As 2022 begins, many of us are reminded of the chaos, division, and seemingly distracted legislating that plagued the Democratic Party this past year. Holding a majority in the House, Senate, and White House is rare, and with ...
Read More »HB2319 infringes on the public’s right to record police 
Our right to record police is a mechanism that holds our public officials accountable. Arizona lawmakers recently introduced legislation that puts our right in jeopardy. House Bill 2319, sponsored by AZ State Representative John Kavanaugh (R-Fountain Hills), would make it ...
Read More »Protect residents, police by enforcing gun laws 
Morris Richard Jones III, prohibited possessor, used illegally appropriated guns to slay the mother of an innocent and now orphaned child, shoot five Phoenix police officers, and injure four others with bullet shrapnel. If our community ever needed emergency legislation, ...
Read More »Guns don’t belong on college campuses 
Like many students of my generation, I have vivid early memories of gun violence. I remember my 7th grade math class making snowflakes to send to traumatized students after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Four years later, I was ...
Read More »A Waiver of the AEL needs your support 
It is imperative that the Arizona Legislature pass the Override K-12 Spending Cap before March 1st or Arizona District Schools will immediately face over a BILLION DOLLARS in cuts for the remainder of the school year. Understand, this is not ...
Read More »Time for Phoenix to earn its business-friendly reputation 
Phoenix prides itself on its business-friendly policies. But a new report shows how the city stifles entrepreneurship during the critical startup period. Aspiring restaurant owners, for example, must submit seven sets of plans and drawings with their building permit applications. ...
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