Sign In
Free Newsletter
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Government is buying a back door into your phone
At Rancho Feliz, we have spent nearly four decades building trust across the Arizona-Mexico border. We build homes in Agua Prieta. We fund scholarships. We send thousands of volunteers — […]
New AAA study highlights urgent hit-and-run threat for Arizona drivers
A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety offers a fresh warning for Arizonans about hit-and-run crashes. The latest available national data in the report shows that hit-and-run […]
Arizona ESA moms demand voucher reforms to protect education for students with disabilities
Editor’s note: A direct response to this article has been published at: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/06/09/arizona-esa-moms-demand-voucher-reforms-to-protect-education-for-students-with-disabilities/ We are ESA moms supporting the Protect Education Act to rein in the Empowerment Scholarship Account school […]
Arizona can lead the nation on speeding death prevention with House Bill 2417
In October 2023, I was crossing 22nd Street in Tucson, almost to the far curb, when a car struck me. I don’t remember it. I don’t remember that day, or […]
EVIT is willing to make sacrifices to transport students and save educational opportunity
Compromise and sacrifice for the greater good. That was the thinking behind the East Valley Institute of Technology’s (EVIT) decision to offer $2 million, half the cost of transportation, to […]
SB1458 would be a huge hit to basic patient rights at the pharmacy counter
Every day behind the pharmacy counter I see the consequences of a system that quietly steers my patients away from me. A longtime patient of mine recently came into my […]
