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You media sycophants cheated for the party responsible for skyrocketing inflation and violent crime, defunding police, open borders, record fentanyl deaths, sexualizing grade-schoolers, and energy-rich America kissing Saudi feet for oil.

Costs are rising, and wages aren’t keeping up. We need immediate action to lower the prices of everyday basics and raise the minimum wage.

The PRO Act is a decidedly pro-union measure that takes aim at both large and small employers and would make collateral damage of working families. If Senate Democrats go along with it, they will be choosing the anti-worker side.

Proponents of Prop 211 deceptively woo voters with a promise to expose “dark money,” without disclosing their own self-serving secrets hidden in the tortuous details of the measure. Proponents claim the act will “shine a desperately needed light on political spending, a light that has been missing in Arizona politics.”

A quality, stable education helps counteract the trauma children experience when they are removed from their homes. Simple solutions can make school a haven where they experience safe relationships, gain confidence, and prepare for the future. 

It will take all of us to restore sanity to reproductive health policy in Arizona. Thankfully, we know that most Arizonans possess common sense and compassion. We know that the real work that needs to be done here is to invest in the policies and programs that enable successful living: housing, child care, adequate pay, sick leave, prenatal care, post-partum care and so on.

New voices in Washington are needed now to overcome historic inflation and lead the economy out of recession.

The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, which merged with Arizona Grantmakers Forum in August and represents more than 1,100 nonprofit organizations across Arizona, advocates for laws and initiatives that advance nonprofits’ role in Arizonans’ civic engagement.

If we, as a nation, allow those who violated their oaths to escape justice, it sends a signal to their followers that they can continue this behavior. If eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, we need to exercise that vigilance in the voting booth before that booth is closed to us, or its results ignored. 

After Prop. 211 passes, voters will know who paid for every political ad and be able to evaluate the message in light of who is sending it. Equally important, dark money spenders will no longer dominate Arizona politics on behalf of secret donors.