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All Americans deserve access to short-term credit
At one time or another, we’ve all had to pinch pennies to make ends meet. But for some households – too many of them minority households – access to credit when times are particularly tight can mean the difference between putting food on their table and watching their family go hungry.
Cancer advancements contribute to Arizona’s robust health care sector
From a local, economic-development standpoint, Arizona’s health care sector has all the right ingredients: high-wage jobs, a highly educated workforce and a growing impact on the state’s economy.
For-profit prisons are bad public policy and contrary to Arizona values
The for-profit prisons have become very prolific lobbyists, shoveling more than $10 million to candidates since 1989 and have spent nearly $25 million on lobbying. GEO Group alone reported $650,000 in federal lobbying expenses in 2014. In addition, they spent over $5.7 million on state and local political contributions between 2003 and 2014, according to data compiled by the National Institute on[...]
Teachers become scapegoat for Arizona’s failure to invest in students
Over the past year, growing media and policy has focused on Arizona's “teacher shortage.” Contrary to popular perception, Arizona does not have a shortage of teachers – at least not by the numbers. Our state has approximately 75,000 people holding active teacher certifications, but only 61,000 are choosing to remain in the teaching profession, according to an Arizona Department of Education [...]
Empowerment Scholarship Accounts serving Arizona well
Just as a child needs a pediatrician, dentist, and in some cases, even a physical therapist for their health, so they also may need a tutor, educational therapist, and an online class for their education. Moreover, new learning experiences require flexible options to pay for these services.
ASU’s Public Service Academy is a model that must be emulated
Michael Crow and his wife Sybil Francis recently made headlines for their donation of $1.2 million to fund an Arizona State University program to train the next generation of leaders. The Public Service Academy is the first of its kind in the nation.
Don’t give up on DCS yet! What the agency needs is inspiring leadership
Dear Legislature: Don’t give up on Arizona’s children and the Department of Child Safety yet, please.
It’s time for Arizona to embrace the Clean Power Plan
While the final rule is not as rigid as opponents expected, they still claim that the plan requirements are too expensive and will harm Arizona’s economy. However, the EPA estimates for every dollar invested, roughly seven dollars’ worth of health benefits will be realized.
Letter to the editor: Historically challenged historical society
The Arizona Historical Society, now a state agency, proudly boasts that it was founded in 1864. Unfortunately, the claim is not true.
There is no justifiable reason to change the nation’s consumer protection bureau
The very idea of changing the structure of a government agency by adding another layer of red tape and expanding its makeup is both head-scratching and counterproductive. But that’s just what H.R. 1266 proposes for the Consumer Financial Protective Bureau (CFPB).
Amnesty International’s draft policy on ‘sex work’ violates human rights
The International Secretariat of Amnesty International passed a draft policy at their meeting on August 7 on “sex work” that would decriminalize all aspects of prostitution including buying, pimping, and brothel keeping while still allowing a state the power to regulate selling. The policy now goes to the board. That policy is a direct attack on women and would make a mockery of human rights.[...]
Dealer competition, not Tesla monopoly, benefits car buyers
What’s in 2.2 percent? As a percentage of total sales, it’s a number that represents the average pretax, net profit at U.S. franchised new-car dealerships, according to NADA Data 2014.
