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Tax cuts fuel economic recovery, puts more money on Main Street
When you see the stubborn labor force participation rate finally increase, you'd have to have blinders on not to understand these economic benefits. Voters shouldn't take them for granted.
Kavanaugh nomination threatens to upend American health care
As Americans process the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, one thing is clear: he has the potential to drastically alter American health care for decades to come. Such a drastic change will certainly be destabilizing on two key issues that have been largely unchanged for four decades.
Now is the time to prepare for the dry times ahead
Here in Arizona, we don’t need the federal government to remind us that the Southwest is in an extreme drought.
APS is polluting Arizona’s politics and governance
Arizona Public Service, the largest utility in Arizona, is a regulated monopoly with 1.2 million customers. By state law, the energy giant is shielded from competition and guaranteed a profit. In return, government regulators — in theory — protect consumers and our state from price gouging, environmental devastation, and other misbehavior. Sadly for all of us, last week offered another reminde[...]
Freedom of speech is on a roll, but not in Arizona
Phoenix frames their action as necessary to stop discrimination – but then, government officials always sanitize compelling speech in appealing terms.
Maricopa County budget maximizes resources, delivers promises
You shouldn’t have to pay a lot in taxes to get a responsive, forward-thinking government. That’s why my colleagues and I just approved a budget for 2019 that decreases county spending year-over-year without sacrificing service.
Trump blames victims of immigration policy, arrests them
As the senior writer at the National Crime Prevention Council in Washington, DC, I acquired an intimate knowledge of the principle that you never blame the victim of a crime. Despite the occasional rulings of rogue judges and the bizarre utterances of lawmakers and candidates emboldened by what they hear on talk radio or see on cable TV, it’s pretty much accepted in public discourse that a woman[...]
Ballot measure sets Arizona on wrong energy course
As for APS, we are on course to provide customers with clean energy, now and for the long-term. We will continue to plan a future that responsibly supports clean energy in our state, while maintaining the reliable service that customers expect. A growing number of distinguished Arizona business and community leaders agree this constitutional amendment is bad for Arizona and formally oppose the ini[...]
Let’s not pretend there is no K-12 funding hole
The fact is that we are not providing adequate funding for our public schools and our students. Moving to an adequate funding level for K-12 public schools in Arizona will be a long trip. Arizona has started that trip, so let’s not allow the train to get off track because we have a long uphill route that will need us all onboard.
Simple facts about public school funding, not rhetoric or fake news
In Arizona, we face societal and economic challenges that must be addressed. Scapegoating education funding reinforces the status quo and doesn’t move us forward as a state. If we desire safe communities and a strong economy, we will need to cease the numbers game and senseless rhetoric, and focus all our efforts on ensuring a prosperous Arizona by investing in our children.
Arizona says no to low-income students who want opportunity
For too long Arizona and other states have neglected this crucially important issue — both in the public conversation about higher education and in terms of effective policymaking. It is past time that we made increasing access to need-based financial aid for low-income students a statewide priority.
Time to rein in uncompetitive, unfair occupational licensing
Since the Trump administration directed the Labor Department to review occupational licensing laws around the country last year, the Arizona Legislature passed legislation addressing needed reforms to these laws.
