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On the border, most residents said they do not favor building a new wall.

As the only generation with one foot in the past and one foot in the future, it is our duty to make things right. Millennials need to make the change. Millennials need to get elected.

Justin Dart, the man often considered the father of the Americans with Disabilities Act, famously and repeatedly said: “Vote as if your life depends on it – because it DOES!” For people with disabilities, this is especially true. Every policy decision from employment, to housing and transportation, to funding of programs like CHIP, Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid are influenced by whom we elect.

After spending more than a year wondering if a legal and zoning complaint would end the mission of the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (SWCC), it appears we are on the road to recovery.

Marijuana prohibition costs police time, resources, and billions of dollars. Fighting the War on Drugs cost the federal government nearly $26 billion in 2014.

Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984), known throughout his career as “Mac,” served as a U.S. senator, governor of Arizona, and ultimately chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, but millennials, baby boomers, and even many seniors have difficulty recalling his name or his numerous accomplishments. His life story should inspire Arizonans. His career in politics, law, as a television executive, and agribusiness titan remain unparalleled.

More than 200,000 Arizonans signed petitions to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot. Here’s guessing they didn’t read the initiative’s 20 pages of fine print sponsored by the special interest, Washington D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).

Over the past several years, the electricity industry has experienced a number of fundamental changes. Our nation’s grid, which is the electricity infrastructure between the generation sources and consumers, is evolving in an attempt to keep up with these ongoing changes.

Based on exit polling conducted during the special election, a large majority of both YES and NO voters believe that Arizona public schools need more funding to fill in the gaps.

As proud grandchildren, my siblings and I were honored to build a memorial for our grandfather —Ernest W. McFarland—at the Arizona Capitol, where he served as 10th Arizona governor.