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Mar 11, 2025

What’s Next for Abortion Advocates in Arizona: The Fight Is Far From Over

In November 2024, Arizona voters made a powerful statement by passing Prop 139, which enshrined the right to abortion until viability in the state constitution. It was a major victory […]

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Mar 10, 2025

Zoning Reforms Can Mean More Homes, Lower Costs for Arizona

Despite the strong bipartisan action the Arizona Legislature took last year to allow more homebuilding, the state’s housing shortage — and high costs for renters and homebuyers — persists. The […]

Sedona, the popular sightseeing destination in north-central Arizona, has plenty of homes, including many offered as short-term vacation rentals for visitors, shown here Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Sedona
Mar 10, 2025

Housing crisis isn’t about ‘those people’ — it’s about all of us

When you hear “affordable housing,” what comes to mind? For many Arizonans, the term conjures stereotypes of dilapidated complexes or government handouts. But let’s redefine it: Affordable housing is simply […]

Mar 9, 2025

To Lower Costs for Families and Businesses, We Must End Lawsuit Abuse

During my tenure at the Arizona legislature and my time as Speaker of the House, I saw firsthand how a thriving economy can provide opportunities for everyone, from our families […]

Colorado River
Mar 8, 2025

Sustainable Water Management is Crucial to Arizona’s Continued Growth

Don’t you just love this perfect 80 degree weather? We sure do. But then we heard about snow drought — the lack of snow in the mountains that feed the […]

Mar 7, 2025

Arizona leaders must choose – defend our state or surrender its future

Arizona was the 48th state to join the Union, forced to change its laws before being granted statehood. We fought for our sovereignty then. Are we prepared to fight for […]

Mar 7, 2025

In Their Words: Carl Kunasek

Carl Kunasek left a large mark on Arizona as a Republican member of the Arizona State House of Representatives from 1973-1982, the Arizona Senate from 1983-1988, and the Arizona Corporation […]

Prop 311
Mar 6, 2025

Doubling down on deputizing police is a bad idea

The recently proposed SB1164 seeks to expand Section 287 (g) of the 1996 Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 287 (g) allows state and local law enforcement agencies to form […]

An herbal naturopathic medicine selection.
Mar 6, 2025

Arizona positioned to lead the way in sages and scientific approach to mental health

Recently, the Arizona House Appropriations Committee approved HB2871 to spend up to $5 million for clinical research on an emerging plant medicine called ibogaine.  The bill has the backing of […]

Mar 5, 2025

Arizona needs a retirement plan fix to staff correctional facilities

The last line of defense in our criminal justice system are the jails and prisons that house the scofflaws of our society. Working in a correctional environment is rewarding and […]

Rows of solar panels sit at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Mar 4, 2025

Clean energy freeze betrays veterans, kills jobs and undermines national security

As a veteran who has proudly served this nation, I cannot stand by while the Trump administration once again puts corporate polluters ahead of American workers, veterans, and our national […]

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Mar 3, 2025

Democrats Must Counter Turning Point

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a wildfire that Democrats must quell. Headquartered in Phoenix, TPUSA is no longer a fringe organization that can be dismissed. They have a massive presence, […]

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