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After passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and after a hard-won fight to expand health insurance in Arizona in 2013, advocates quickly hunkered down to ensure Arizonans know their options, and they actually have access to them. Out ...

So, you just got elected as a legislator. Now what? That is the question that the ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy attempts to answer through its Arizona Legislative Academy, which was launched earlier this year. According to the Morrison ...

Kartchner Caverns State Park is alive. A wonder of nature whose story began 330 million years ago, the speleothems formations inside Kartchner Caverns are still growing. In addition, it is home to bats and microbes that may have anti-microbial and ...

What happens when you put inner city high school kids from a D-rated school and college students eager to help with tutoring in a room? Magic happens. That magic has been unfolding inside Grand Canyon University’s Learning Lounge since launching ...

Despite the rhetoric emanating from Washington, D.C. on immigration and border issues, Arizona’s leaders are acutely aware of the importance of not only maintaining, but also strengthening, U.S. ties with Mexico. After all, the two countries’ fates are intertwined, something ...

Mention hunger and you’re bound to learn about St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, whose name is practically synonymous with charitable giving and volunteerism. Founded by John van Hengel in 1967, St. Mary’s has a global reputation with a village approach ...

Few groups have had as much impact on business development in Arizona as the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Since its formation in 1888, before Arizona was state, the chamber has been a leading force in shaping the Valley’s economy ...

Few subjects are as controversial, as political and as personal as one’s home, and right in the middle of it all is the Arizona Association of Community Managers. From regulating “for sale” signs to flying flags to curbside parking, the ...

When it comes to art, few names draw as much as interest as the Phoenix Art Museum, the largest of its kind in the Southwest. The museum, which opened its doors more than 50 years ago, is home to 18,000 ...

Few have met someone more prepared for "every contingency" than Dana Naimark, president and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance. It's among the reasons why she's so successful.