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Opinion

May 5, 2016

Prop. 123 opponents resort to desperate tactics

Prop. 123 is supported by a broad coalition of members of the education community, the business community, Republican and Democrat officeholders, and parents and teachers. Together, we can make a sustained and responsible investment in public education.

May 5, 2016

Improving Arizona’s education system will take all of us

While we debate what it takes to fortify Arizona’s future workforce, we must also consider what citizens, organizations, educators and governments can do to transform our schools and our inner-city neighborhoods, too.

May 3, 2016

Interference by government and utilities costs Arizona thousands of solar jobs

The Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association board of directors has mixed feelings regarding the voluntary ending of the “Yes on AZ Solar” initiative and the withdrawal of the two APS backed and anti-solar legislative referrals in the Arizona Senate.

Apr 28, 2016

Pot-smoking journalists shouldn’t be writing about marijuana

But I’m also a psychiatrist who has spent 30 years treating addicts and alcoholics, and I know this: There’s nothing Fox News has ever been accused of that the mainstream media isn’t also doing — for marijuana.

Apr 28, 2016

Vote yes for Prop 123 to help strengthen education system, state

With the special May 17 election quickly approaching, Arizona’s voters will soon head to the polls to vote on Proposition 123, which will provide an adequate K-12 funding resolution for students and schools moving forward.

Apr 25, 2016

KidsCare is an important health resource for Arizona families

In my five decades of providing medical care to Arizona children, I have realized that Medicaid (AHCCCS) and KidsCare (Arizona’s version of a Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP) are critical for low-income families. KidsCare has been frozen since 2010, and the Legislature now has the opportunity to include lifting the freeze in their budget negotiations, while the federal gover[...]

Apr 21, 2016

Fireworks legislation a disaster waiting to happen

Arizona heads into summer 2016 with forecasts once again showing a potentially charring fire season ahead.

Apr 21, 2016

Arizona GOP elite says Trump voters don’t matter

On March 22, 286,743 Arizona voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump to be the Republican Party presidential nominee. Ted Cruz got 172,294 votes - fewer votes than Bernie Sanders - in a state that is supposed to be conservative.

Apr 21, 2016

Arizona’s voice in national water policy discussions

The drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is a stark reminder of how we need to be vigilant when it comes to managing our water supply and planning for its future.

Apr 21, 2016

Nobody wants flex loans except out-of-state lenders

Representative J.D. Mesnard is wrong. Arizonans do not want payday lenders’ “flex loans.”

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Apr 18, 2016

Do not ‘fix’ SB1324. Repeal it.

Three weeks ago, the Arizona Legislature, heeding a call to “protect women’s health,” passed SB1324. This bill mandated that doctors adhere to an outdated medication protocol when administering drugs for a medication-induced abortion. Ignoring medical studies, scientific evidence, and the standard of care, our legislators said that in this case physicians had to follow the FDA precisely, as [...]

Apr 14, 2016

Arizona’s children can’t languish in a malaise of more trauma and neglect

Have the Legislature and governor finally given up on Arizona’s children? Is there Department of Child Safety “DCS fatigue?” Have the Legislature’s and the governor’s frustration and disappointment in DCS with its lack of any reliable results for children rendered them powerless to do anything about it?

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