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Arizona’s limited supply of water is being stretched between new, fast accumulating demands. With a population projected to double by 2030, this is not likely to get better anytime soon. Much of this growth is occurring in rural areas of ...

I have a spinal cord injury and have used a wheelchair for nearly 32 years. I am healthy, happy and lead a very full and rewarding life. I am part of the disability pride and independent living movement. I am ...

Romance is killing education. Let me explain. People sometimes ask me, if there were just one book to recommend on education policy, what would it be≠ My response is The Schools We Need and Why We Don’t Have Them by ...

The 47th Session of the Arizona Legislature finally ended with most observers in the business community remarkably satisfied with its outcome. We recognized that it was a very important session in the development of our state and its economy. The ...

By Rep. Steve Gallardo The current voting rights of minorities in Arizona are at risk because Congress has not reauthorized Section 5 of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 set to expire in 2007. Members of Congress are scheduled ...

What will happen to the voter who gets lucky enough to win $1 million under the proposed plan to turn Arizona elections into a lottery≠ I mean, after she calls for tax cuts for the rich. A proposal by Tucson ...

We began this legislative session with high hopes and for good reason. State revenues were returning to normal. As the year progressed, the revenue surplus climbed higher and higher. Today Arizona has a budget surplus exceeding $1 billion. As you ...

Three years ago, the governor and allies like Rep. Pete Hershberger, R-26, said they knew why so many children were dying even when their plight was well known to Child Protective Services. CPS workers, they claimed, were fanatically bent on ...

Pity our state legislators. In the best of times, they have a tough job. They must deal with different philosophies about the role of government, reconcile conflicting claims to state revenues, and negotiate with governors who have their own agendas ...

During the last four years, some otherwise conservative Arizona legislators have voted for huge spending increases. Arizona’s general fund budgets have increased by an average of 11 percent per year since 2003. That’s more than double the average increase in ...