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healthcare, Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Arizona Community Specialists, healthcare costs, doctors
Mar 14, 2023

Independent healthcare providers believe health plans should pay their bills

It is not controversial to ask companies to pay their bills on time, talk to their partners when there is a dispute and provide a reason if they are not going to pay their bills. This is what HB2290 asks the commercial health insurers to do.

affordable housing, rent, Petersen, Senate, Republicans
Mar 13, 2023

Lawmakers should approve Senate bill to provide affordable housing to veterans

It’s time for our state government to take action to serve our veterans and Servicemembers, but just as importantly, for all Arizonans struggling with our state’s housing crisis.

tax form, individual taxes, A-4 form, Arizona Department of Revenue, paychecks
Mar 9, 2023

Changes to tax forms – you can keep more money

Arizona employees are getting to keep a bit more in their pockets as Arizona's individual tax rate has been lowered to a flat 2.5%. 

Hayworth, prescription drugs, Congress
Mar 9, 2023

Will Big Pharma fool Congress again?

Why do some Capitol Hill lawmakers continue to peddle Big Pharma’s predatory drug pricing agenda? Arizonans desperately need Congress to lead on this issue.

dual enrollment, colleges, Education Forward, diplomas, degrees, universities
Mar 8, 2023

Dual enrollment opens the door to college

After three years of declining student achievement, increased absenteeism, and rising dropout rates, the Arizona Senate is considering a bill to address all those issues.

oil, EPA, wells, Arizona, infrastructure,
Mar 3, 2023

The strength of hunter and angler voices in methane debate

It is time for the oil and gas industry to take a cue from our responsible practices as hunters and anglers, and for the current administration to use all its tools to enact strong methane solutions that will benefit our country for generations to come.

death row, Mayes, Hobbs, Conover, lethal injection, Mitchell, equal treatment, prison, death row, Gunches
Mar 3, 2023

Arizona’s death penalty is cruel and unusual; it’s time to abolish it

It’s time to abolish Arizona’s death penalty, once and for all.

water, drought, Colorado River, public, water shortage, rivers, streams, Sustainable Water Network
Mar 3, 2023

Public needs more say in water management 

Water decision-making tables need to include more representation from the public; more representatives who will speak for the need for water for the environment to allow our natural resources to exist in at least some minimal state of health for all the life that water supports and as a means to better protect the public’s water. 

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, data, crime, State County Municipal Online Data System
Mar 3, 2023

Turning collection of criminal justice data into insight 

The State County Municipal Online Data System will bring criminal justice data from across many sectors and siloed departments into one platform allowing for the integration and fusion of data into information. 

ESA, Board of Education, handbooks, Accurso
Mar 3, 2023

Anti-ESA governor is living endorsement of school choice

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is, in spite of herself, perhaps the greatest living billboard for education savings accounts (ESAs) in the nation.

foster care, diploma, graduation, Center for the Rights of Abused Children
Feb 27, 2023

Stop holding children back

Only 40% of children in foster care in Arizona graduate on time. And that has real world implications for these young people, their future, and our communities. The solution? Ensure simple, administrative issues like paperwork and transportation don’t stand in the way of children in foster care getting the high-quality education they deserve.

Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Colorado River, drought, water crisis, Arizona Department of Water Resources, groundwater
Feb 24, 2023

Protect legacy of water conservation – reject SB1660

There is no sugar-coating it: Water supplies in Arizona are approaching crisis levels. We are at an inflection point in our history, where we must confront that the West’s reservoirs are sharply declining – and may never return to historic levels.  

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