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healthcare workers, violence, hospitals, Dallas, Texas, Congress
Jan 18, 2023

Stop hurting the healers

We must honor the empathy of healthcare workers, the years they have spent in training, and the attention to detail they demonstrate. While these humans toil toward healthy outcomes for their patients, they are punched, kicked, grabbed, verbally assaulted, and routinely subjected to other violent behavior.

Jan 18, 2023

To save lives, let’s fast-track federal grant to improve I-10

Widening and improving the I-10 will save lives, reduce smog, save travelers’ time, improve freight transit, and help the Arizona economy remain robust.

Southwest Gas, Arizona Corporation Commission, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
Jan 17, 2023

Ignoring gas planning means utility customers lose

It is time for Southwest Gas to let the public in on its infrastructure plans before the Arizona Corporation Commission allows customers to be charged hundreds of millions of dollars that may have otherwise been avoided.

sex offenders, registry, Arizonans for Rational Sex Offense Laws, American Law Institute, The Model Penal Code, child abductions, child murders
Jan 13, 2023

Changes needed in sex offender registry rules

Arizonans for Rational Sex Offense Laws supports the American Law Institute’s revised Model Penal Code as it pertains to the management of sexual crimes and calls upon the Arizona Legislature to enact laws that reflect the American Law Institute’s recommendations. These revised recommendations are based on 30 years of research and would make our laws more just regarding crimes of a sexual nat[...]

vote, voters, elections, task force, Hobbs, Purcell
Jan 10, 2023

Early and effective messaging needed to reach young Hispanic voters

With a median age of 30, Latinos are among the youngest racial and ethnic groups in the country, making them a leading edge of the nation’s youth vote. But earning their votes - and keeping them - is no easy feat.

renewable energy, Arizona Corporation Commission, natural gas, nuclear energy, Lesko, Congress, California, Arizona
Jan 9, 2023

Keep failed, out-of-state energy interests out of Arizona

Out-of-state organizations are pushing for Arizona to adopt the same failed policies as California. I will work to advance an all-of-the-above energy strategy at the national level that protects consumer choice, invests in reliable energy sources, and brings down costs for Arizonans.

Jan 6, 2023

Vouchers could cost $1 billion a year

The universal voucher program in Arizona is expected to bankrupt the state, according to public school advocates.  

retirement, savings, SECURE Act , 401(k) 403(b), required minimum distributions, ERISA
Jan 6, 2023

New law provides enhanced tools for retirement

The much-anticipated SECURE Act 2.0 became law late last month, giving Arizonans and all Americans new and enhanced retirement savings tools.  

Jan 3, 2023

Improve access to health care for Hispanics and rural America

Like 41% of Hispanic citizens in this country, my parents lacked healthcare literacy. The experiences I lived through with my father cemented in me the realities of the healthcare disparities that Hispanic and rural communities face in this country every day.

Southwest Gas, Arizona Corporation Commission, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
Dec 29, 2022

Southwest Gas rate hike addiction goes too far

It is hard to imagine how anyone who goes along with this grift can, with a straight face, claim to be acting in the best interest of ratepayers.

clean energy sources, Arizona Corporation Commission, Inflation Reduction Act, Lea Márquez Peterson, wind, solar power, fossil fuels
Dec 20, 2022

Arizona regulators investigating whether clean energy tax breaks will help real people

President Joe Biden and Congress passed a package of almost $370 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to accelerate the deployment of clean energy sources across the U.S. economy. The newly approved tax breaks will simply accelerate a shift in the energy sector that market forces had already started, but state regulators are determining whether they will actually result in lower residential[...]

Dec 20, 2022

New year is time for fresh start, chamber excited to work with Hobbs

Arizona enters 2023 in one of the most competitive economic positions in recent memory, thanks to significant policy wins last session. Let’s not let our progress and momentum be hindered by dwelling on an election that was settled legitimately a month ago. Let’s resolve to leave the election lawsuits and inflammatory rhetoric in 2022. 

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