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Protect Phoenix by saying ‘no’ to Props. 105, 106
Ability360 is a not-for-profit organization that empowers people with disabilities with knowledge and skills to participate in community life, including working, volunteering, shopping, recreating, worshiping, and enjoying Phoenix.
Bill Montgomery still not qualified for Arizona Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey now faces a moment of truth that will have a major impact on his political legacy.
Construction liability bill was policymaking done right
Every legislative session, there are a handful of bills that don’t make headlines, but are every bit as important as those that do.
Online school allows family to focus on son’s health
My son Drew was just two years old when his doctors diagnosed him with a very rare form of cardiomyopathy. He was in desperate need of a heart transplant. You can imagine how scared we were, but we were fortunate to find a perfect matching heart for Drew. Eight years later, in spite of a few setbacks, he is doing incredibly well.
Historic Hometown Redevelopment Districts can boost rural economic growth
Boosting rural economic growth has been the holy grail of state economic development planning in Arizona, often with less-than-stellar results. However, based on lessons from other historic redevelopment in Arizona, the key is the historic buildings and infrastructure themselves.
If we build it they will come, but they are already here.
We are now in an age of climate refugees and a large corporations coming to Phoenix because we don't have a lot of the severe natural disasters destroying our City like floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, mudslides, earthquakes, and drought. We are going to continue to be a magnet for people and businesses relocating even though it is getting hotter here than ever before.
Many groups urge Phoenix voters to reject anti-light rail Prop. 105
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Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery makes us less safe
Mr. Montgomery’s most recent defense of programs that only touch on Arizona’s bloated prison system misses the point. With Arizona spending an average of $23,000 per prisoner, we know we can use taxpayer dollars far more effectively to reduce crime, save taxpayer dollars, and improve outcomes than Mr. Montgomery has proven willing to do.
Politicians’ simplistic health care solutions only worsen problem
At the Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit last week, the candidates jockeyed to explain their plans to reduce health care costs. Each candidate backed some form of Medicare for All system, which researchers say would only further increase health care costs -- even if patients are further shielded from them.
Fixing the Overvalued Dollar is a Bipartisan Priority
Senators Baldwin and Hawley know that achieving a competitive dollar is not a partisan issue. It’s an American concern that can boost manufacturing, raise incomes for farm families, and rebuild our middle class. Those are goals we can all share.
Arizona’s drought plan offers key lessons for the road ahead
rizona will need to bring the same quality of leadership and creative problem-solving that produced the DCP success story when water stakeholders resume work on the other pillars of a sustainable water future: protecting groundwater in both urban and rural areas, starting the regional process of re-negotiating the 2007 Interim Guidelines, and finding collaborative ways of conserving water while b[...]
Rising electricity prices to come as wind, solar mandates increase
Public utility commissioners and policymakers need to think very carefully about passing the costs of these mandates onto consumers. Trading reliable, affordable power for less reliable, more costly alternatives deserves serious scrutiny.
