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Opinion

Jan 29, 2026

Data center incentives and Arizona’s Gift Clause are on a collision course

A.R.S. § 41-1519, Arizona’s data center tax incentive law, was enacted without the constitutional safeguards Arizona’s framers sought to impose on public subsidies to private industry. Had lawmakers fully reckoned […]

Jan 28, 2026

Measles cases soar as politicians target vaccines

The new year often brings resolutions dominated by gym memberships and healthy eating. For too many of us in Arizona, it has also brought another new habit — monitoring and […]

Jan 28, 2026

Arizona needs more workforce housing, HB2926 can get us there

As a member of the Arizona State Legislature, I am proud to introduce the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act, HB2926, a bill aimed at addressing the critical shortage of workforce housing […]

Students learn about local varieties of produce during a National School Lunch Week event at Nottingham Elementary School in Arlington, VA. (Lance Cheung / USDA.gov via Flickr)
Jan 27, 2026

Cartwright Elementary’s return to a 5-day work week is a necessity

Cartwright Elementary School District made a consequential decision for the next school year, aiming to improve the lives and health of the nearly 12,000 students who attend our 20 schools.  […]

Jan 27, 2026

When state rhetoric collides with federal law, public safety suffers

Arizona has a long history of tension between state leaders and federal immigration enforcement. Disagreement over policy is nothing new — and in a constitutional system, it is expected. What […]

Jan 23, 2026

Let’s work together to keep Maricopa’s elections secure

It’s an important week for Maricopa County elections and the partnership that will empower you to vote confidently in 2026. In the courtroom and in the boardroom, we will be […]

Proposition 400, Maricopa County, light rail
Jan 23, 2026

Phoenix voters approved the CapEx and I-10 light rail expansion. It’s time for the city council to carry that vision forward!

Versión en español disponible a continuación Phoenix voters spoke clearly when they approved light rail expansion in 2000, 2004, 2015 and 2024. And taxpayers have been paying for light rail […]

Jan 23, 2026

Neighborhoods disappear one short-term rental at a time

The holidays remind us of what home is supposed to feel like. This year, as Thanksgiving passed and winter settled into Sedona, I realized how much the neighborhood I call […]

Jan 23, 2026

Don’t pass mandates that make health care and insurance more costly

As we kick off 2026 and the start of a new legislative session, the business community has identified the same top concern for the last three years running: the rising […]

Jan 21, 2026

Arizona has a duty to protect children

Arizona has a medical and moral obligation to protect children. That’s the message I’m delivering to the state Legislature in two separate testimonies on Wednesday and Thursday. I’m speaking in […]

dementia, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Dementia-Friendly Airports Working group
Jan 16, 2026

A $25 minimum wage for Phoenix airport service workers is a win for Arizona

The cost of living crisis isn’t letting up and hardworking Arizonans tell me they’re scared. I get it. Rent is soaring. Groceries cost more than ever. People are worried about […]

Jan 16, 2026

A children’s doctor on the crisis of medical trust

I have spent most of my adult life preparing for one job: keeping babies alive. That preparation took years — college, medical school, residency and fellowship — years of studying […]

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