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Opinion

Dec 27, 2019

Mandatory licensing would reduce gun violence

Arizonans cannot afford to wait to act on the epidemic of gun violence in our state. Contact your legislators today and ask them to introduce a firearm licensing bill.

Dec 27, 2019

Congress should suspend Health Insurance Tax

Sometimes it seems that our politicians are more concerned with fighting each other than getting something done for their constituents. But I am pleased to see that some our Arizona representatives in Washington have done the right thing and co-sponsored the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act (S. 172 and H.R. 1398).

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Dec 27, 2019

Proposed fed law could lower drug prices for Americans

Impeachment may be the only thing on the news these days, but it's certainly not the only thing happening in Congress. On Dec. 12, the U.S. House passed H.R. 3 , the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.

Dec 26, 2019

Arizona’s electric grid has vulnerabilities, but there are solutions

Serving as the Vice Chairman of the CNA’s Military Advisory Board and having served in the U.S. Navy for 35 years, I can assure you that having reliable, accessible, sustainable, and affordable electric power is a national security imperative.

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Dec 26, 2019

America’s Workers Need Better Jobs

There are plenty of news commentators who say America’s workers are doing just fine. They see low consumer prices, low unemployment, and a booming stock market as signs that all is well. But out in the real world, things are more worrying. Millions of Americans are barely subsisting on retail work in shopping malls and restaurants. And the kinds of jobs available to them are now declining in qua[...]

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Dec 17, 2019

Proposed federal law can help manage rising drug prices

Prescription drug prices are rising faster than summer temperatures in the Sonoran Desert. For more than a decade now, Arizonans have seen common prescription drugs double or triple in price. What’s more, this has left many vulnerable communities, especially seniors on Medicare, struggling to pay for their life-subsisting prescription drugs.

Dec 16, 2019

Warren rises on popularity of anti-wealthy rhetoric, falls on Medicare for all

Democratic voters in Arizona and across the country are divided over which of the party’s top candidates should challenge President Trump. Joe Biden continues to lead the field in most polls, but Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are running in a close second and third place, respectively. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been rising in the polls but he faces stiff odds of becoming the nomi[...]

Dec 16, 2019

We need sweeping action to curb opioid crisis

I never set out to become an addict. Like so many people, my path of addiction began with a legal prescription for pain medication after I injured my knee. Every year, an estimated 3 million patients are prescribed post-surgical opioids and become dependent. More than 80% of heroin users trace their addiction to a legal prescription, including me.

Dec 13, 2019

It is time to unlock future for immigrant women and girls

Last week, the Morrison Institute released its survey findings on issues important to Arizonans.

Dec 13, 2019

Impeachment should be about country’s best interests, not partisan

When I turned 18, I registered as a Republican without giving it much thought.

Dec 5, 2019

Congress must not let solar tax credit sunset

After working in Mesa Public Schools for 15 years, I finally retired in 2012. One of the best decisions I made just before retirement was to install solar panels on my home in 2010.

Dec 2, 2019

Support legislation to incentivize non-opioids pain therapies

Opioids cost 1,375 Arizonans their lives in 2018 alone. This is a public health epidemic, and we need to leverage every available public-health policy tool to reduce opioid addiction. Fortunately, research into safer pain relievers is paying off and FDA-approved, opioid-free alternatives are now available. This means patients can recover from medical procedures in comfort while taking fewer, if an[...]

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