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While Democrats in Washington are rightfully basking in their newfound power, it is puzzling why Democrats in Arizona feel they can do the same. Certainly Democrats Governor Napolitano and Attorney General Terry Goddard won convincing re-election, but so did Republicans ...

For candidates, there’s a vacuum in the amount of attention received following an election that leaves plenty of time for reflective thinking. I suppose it’s a normal progression to first look back to take note of lessons learned and to ...

Sen. Karen Johnson I just returned from a week in Washington, D.C., with a group of concerned women where we learned about the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), also known as “The North American Union.” This partnership was agreed upon ...

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1908 that water to grow crops was reserved for Indians who gave up their nomadic ways to settle on reservations and become “civilized,” there has been a question about how much water ...

Don’t be fooled. In my opinion and experience, big agribusiness does not represent the position of family ranchers and farmers. As a fourth generation rancher, I urge you to support Proposition 204 — The Humane Treatment of Farm Animals Act. ...

Arizona and Florida have more in common than sunshine, spring training and snowbirds. Both are proud agricultural states and leading food producers. And, both have become battlegrounds for out-of-state animal rights groups opposed to raising animals for food. Arizona and ...

Prop. 202, the minimum wage initiative, would raise the statewide minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.75 per hour. Proponents don’t talk much about the other provisions in the proposition, which is understandable. There’s some pretty nasty stuff in the fine ...

It’s simple. If you work 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, you should not live in poverty…period. In Arizona, we value hard work, which is why in November, we will vote to raise the minimum wage by voting ...

Proposition 207 is a Trojan Horse designed to fool Arizona’s voters into passing a dangerous measure that will undo zoning laws, freeze water management statutes and stop all manner of normal and beneficial government regulation under the guise of “protecting ...

Our responsibility is to make sure that not only does the first customer have adequate water, but so does the 160,000th customer. Mohave County Supervisor Pete Byers recently wrote a Commentary for the Arizona Capitol Times that not only contained ...