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Arizona residents who get their electricity from Salt River Project should be outraged at the utility’s proposal to expand its Coolidge Generating Station by adding — in utter defiance of the current energy market — 16 new natural gas generation units. 

Arizona’s utilities and their oversight processes aren’t perfect. However, organizations and individuals have played a vital role in shaping policies to ensure consumers are protected. Arizona lawmakers should protect consumers and pass House Bill 2101. 

November 2022 will be the most important general election in history and we ALL must get out and vote for Republicans and especially Lesko!

Arizonans agree on the vision for their schools – and the legislature should work with them to deliver the funding in a way that is fair and prioritizes schools that need it the most.

Climate can’t wait when our lives are on the line. Senators Sinema and Kelly, we’re counting on you to work with President Biden to get bold climate investments done as soon as possible!  

If the past three decades have taught us nothing else, it’s that Arizonans are hungry for more options in education, greater flexibility and learning better tailored to the needs of students. The explosion of online and hybrid learning is part of that evolution. 

Everyone loses with empty schools. Let’s once again fill these classrooms with students and teachers.

Putin is powerless to change the most important fact of all. Ukraine’s declaration of independence was not a technical act by an old Soviet-era legislature and kept in place by force, like his own regime. It came via the ballot box from the hearts of tens of millions of Ukrainians, where the invading Russian army cannot reach and every bullet fired will only strengthen the resolve for separation from the oppressor.

Franchising has provided the means for untold numbers of Arizonans to support themselves and their families. During this period of economic uncertainty, Arizona’s congressional delegation should be lowering – not building – barriers to franchising and similar opportunity.

I have spent years working on these issues – long enough to know there are no simple solutions. But working together, I’m confident that we can crack down on these criminals and their illicit marketplaces to promote the safety and prosperity of communities throughout Arizona and the nation.