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Aug 8, 2022

Changing climate hurts Arizonans, Sinema is helping to fix that

The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7 approved the Inflation Reduction Act, which builds on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s accomplishments as lead negotiator and co-author of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment Jobs law to address climate change –– and create good-paying jobs right here in Arizona.

Aug 5, 2022

New details emerge about how businesses can win fed infrastructure funds

New details have emerged regarding how small businesses might be able to win some of the federal dollars flowing to the State of Arizona as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.  

tax cuts, GOP, Republicans, businesses, Cano, Livingston, Ways and Means Committee, Children's Action Alliance
Aug 5, 2022

Arizona manufacturers worry about higher taxes from Washington

This is a critical moment for Arizona’s economy. Manufacturing teams like mine are reckoning with the impact of record cost increases, historic workforce shortages and supply chain disruptions. 

Aug 2, 2022

Vote for candidates who support you and your family

Arizona’s primary election is today, so isn’t it time to evaluate what type of candidate is asking for your vote?

Aug 1, 2022

Biomarker testing is important to treat patients fighting cancer

We are in an exciting age of “precision medicine” where increasingly sophisticated tests—including for biomarkers—guide increasingly effective treatments for patients fighting cancer. Now, this progress is threatened by proposals in... […]

water, drought, Colorado River
Jul 26, 2022

Policies will ensure not having to choose between water and economic growth

We can no longer rely on the water resources that once seemed abundant. Dwindling Colorado River supplies coupled with inadequate groundwater regulation in large parts of Arizona have put the entire state in a tough position.

Jul 20, 2022

Jan. 6 committee hearings reveal Trump, allies abandoned oaths  

The January 6 Select Committee hearings have skillfully demonstrated what we know to be true: Trump and his allies abandoned their oaths and attempted to overthrow the will of the people in a scheme they knew was illegal and unconstitutional. 

Twitter, social media, Uvalde, tweets, Gosar, Democrats, Republicans, LGBTQ
Jul 18, 2022

Democrats must protect ability for online platforms to remove misinformation

In the wake of the devastating murder of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-4) took to Twitter—not to offer comfort to grieving families, but to peddle misinformation falsely accusing a transgender woman in Georgia of the crime. At a time when Arizona and other states are already struggling to combat dangerous election misinformation online, Rep. Gosar's tweet hig[...]

Navajo, Monument Valley, public land, oil, gas, hiking
Jul 18, 2022

Arizonans should push Biden for needed reforms to oil, gas system to protect public lands

More than ever, we must use our collective voice to speak up for our public lands and our public interests.

doctor, doctor's jacket. healthcare, treatment
Jul 11, 2022

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, partners inspiring health through different lens

During the last five years, while Arizonans have reported feeling physically healthier, mental distress has increased. To help address this, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and partners are actively working to implement an integrated medical management strategy that blends physical health, behavioral health, and the vital social determinants of health.

circuit board, licensing, engineers
Jul 11, 2022

Licensing boards should stop playing word games with occupations

Occupational definitions should not hinge on such an arbitrary detail. Licensing boards should stop playing word games and let people work.

gas prices, pump, Ukraine, GOP, Mark Kelly, car at gas station, Congressman Gallego
Jul 11, 2022

We need to act now to lower gas prices

We’ve got to act now to lower the price at the pump–corporations should not be seeing these record breaking profits while Arizonans are struggling.

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