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Opinion

Jun 22, 2026

Pima Community College deserves real accountability

The debate over Pima Community College’s decision to eliminate its sustainability director has been framed as a question of whether the college is abandoning its environmental commitments. But the underlying […]

Jun 19, 2026

Phoenix can’t afford political theater with a police department in crisis

Phoenix is facing a public safety crisis that city leaders can no longer afford to ignore. The Phoenix Police Department is currently operating hundreds of officers below authorized staffing levels. […]

Jun 19, 2026

Arizona deserves the truth about data centers

Arizona communities deserve an honest conversation about data centers, and right now, they aren’t getting one. Residents have genuine concerns about how data centers affect their water supply, electricity costs […]

Jun 18, 2026

Arizona’s utility watchdog has become the utilities’ guard dog

The Arizona Corporation Commission is supposed to protect customers from monopoly utilities, but a blistering new Arizona Court of Appeals decision shows the opposite happened in a major APS rate […]

jobs, military bases, economy
Jun 17, 2026

Arizona is helping the US create peace through strength

Over the course of my career in the United States Air Force, I learned that peace is maintained through strength. As a fighter pilot, combat veteran of the Gulf War, […]

Jun 16, 2026

Crypto innovation cannot come at the expense of public safety

My job is straightforward: help keep people safe, enforce court orders, and work alongside law enforcement to uphold the rule of law. Every day, I see firsthand the impact crime […]

Jun 15, 2026

Arizona must protect its healthcare workforce

When I came to Arizona in 1999 as a leader to enhance Mayo Clinic’s family medicine program, the state’s healthcare system was already under pressure from rapid growth. Twenty-seven years […]

Prop 311
Jun 15, 2026

HB 2917 would put Arizona public safety at risk

As one of 15 county attorneys elected in Arizona, I witness daily how hard law enforcement works across our state. In rural Graham County, the limited size of our departments […]

Jun 12, 2026

Arizona’s data center moratorium is only the beginning

For years, Arizona’s conversation about data centers focused on investment, jobs and economic growth. Far less attention was paid to who would bear the costs. As data centers have expanded […]

semiconductor manufacturing, Biden, Verde Clean
Jun 12, 2026

Arizona’s workforce cannot afford to wait

Arizona is projected to add more than 700,000 jobs by 2030 in high-tech manufacturing, healthcare, and other high-growth sectors. That projection should send a jolt through every boardroom, classroom and […]

Covid, homeless students, SchoolHouse Connection, David Crockett Elementary School, Frye Elementary School
Jun 12, 2026

The Protect Education Act harms Arizona’s disabled students and school choice

Editor’s note: This article is a direct response to: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/06/09/arizona-esa-moms-demand-voucher-reforms-to-protect-education-for-students-with-disabilities/  A recent opinion article urging Arizonans to support the Protect Education Act was written by two self-described “ESA moms,” Dr. […]

Jun 12, 2026

Arizona can take another step toward more affordable homes

Arizona’s housing affordability woes continue to challenge residents struggling to purchase a first home or cover their rent. Over the past seven years, the monthly cost of owning a home […]

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