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virus, Covid, pandemic, vaccinations, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Health Services, vaccines, mumps, measles
Aug 19, 2022

A long road to student recovery amid pandemic 

With students now back in school, it’s time for Arizona to focus on the educational challenges the Covid pandemic created for educators, students and families. 

Aug 19, 2022

Universal school voucher expansion threatens funding

The expansion of school vouchers means that potentially hundreds of millions of public funds will be put into the hands of private individuals to use with little fiscal or academic accountability.

Proposition 123, Ducey, Supreme Court, school trust fund, special election, Michael Pierce
Aug 19, 2022

Six little letters threaten Arizona’s students 

Most of us want the same things for Arizona’s schools: the opportunity for every child to succeed, transparency, accountability and flexible options for the unique needs of families. But two issues deeply threaten the ability for Arizona to achieve those goals – the AEL (Aggregate Expenditure Limit) and ESA vouchers (Codename: Empowerment Scholarship Accounts). 

Aug 18, 2022

Law limiting recording of police unconstitutional

When Apple launched the iPhone, it could not have imagined how profoundly the technology would change the world. From giving us a lifeline during the Covid pandemic to putting the news at our fingertips, smartphones have broken down barriers.  

Aug 15, 2022

Arizona, let’s stand together for healthcare affordability

It is time that the healthcare community steps up to turn years of dialogue, discussion, and declarations into actionable change. Health care has reached a critical tipping point. Rising costs are unsustainable, and it is time to correct course.

Arizona jobless rate for September at 8.2 percent
Aug 11, 2022

Here’s how businesses can win fed 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.  

Aug 11, 2022

Reject airline handout in inflation reduction bill  

Included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is yet another airline handout that will increase the cost of everyday goods for all Arizona families as prices continue to soar due to all-time high inflation.  

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... […]

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