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The most important legacy we can leave for future generations is a visionary and integrated set of policies, plans, and investments that protect our communities and resources, maximize their benefits, and ensure that the infrastructure we do have works as effectively as possible for all Arizonans.

Decreasing precipitation and increasing temperatures are changing the availability of water and increasing challenges throughout the Southwest — especially here in Arizona. The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) are uniquely situated to help.  Let me introduce the CRIT. We have ...

Last fall, the Arizona Auditor General’s Office confirmed what many of us knew, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is not doing its job, especially when it comes to water quality. Sadly, the performance audit demonstrates that it is even ...

Three years ago, the education conversation in Arizona was sinking into firm trench lines between the #REDforED movement and education reform advocates. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, it brought not just disruption but also a fresh look at the necessity ...

A few days ago, I participated in a four-hour hearing that will hopefully put to bed any lingering questions about the integrity of the November 2020 general election in Maricopa County. In response to the “audit” performed by Cyber Ninjas ...

The Black community owes a debt of gratitude to United States Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin. The dynamic duo have managed, by supporting the filibuster and crippling two major voting rights bills, to remind any of us who had ...

President Biden and the Democrats have a problem. For the second time in six years, a Democratic president has negotiated an international agreement that will never be presented to the U.S. Senate for consent and will never be voted on ...

Currently, Senate Bill 1487 acts to protect Arizonans from certain government actions which violate their rights under Arizona law. Specifically, SB 1487 states that “At the request of one or more members of the legislature, the state Attorney General shall ...

The Texas Heartbeat Act—the most restrictive abortion law in the country—is in full effect. Although the law commenced just a few months ago, the effects are widespread: women are seeking refuge in neighboring states, online pharmacies are overwhelmed with patient ...

The constitutional right to abortion is hanging on by a thread, with the Supreme Court considering a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade. Here in Arizona, where I provide abortion care, a recently enacted anti-choice law only adds insult to injury.