SB1500: Restoring dignity and lives after wrongful conviction
For 14 years, I have volunteered as a chaplain ministering to felons who have been incarcerated by the Arizona Justice System helping them to rebuild their lives. I’ve spent thousands […]
Don’t get locked out of the American Dream by legislators
The legislative session is nearing an end but one issue remains — solvable, yet unresolved: housing. Arizona’s legislators have an opportunity to finish the session on a high note and […]
Arizona’s heat crisis is an invisible epidemic we’re ignoring
Arizona’s heat is an invisible epidemic, silently claiming lives while we delay the cure. Record-breaking temperatures are no longer rare — they’re Arizona’s new normal. As the heat intensifies, so […]
Arizona’s housing tax credit is quietly working — let’s not pull the plug
Arizona is deep in a housing crisis. Families across the state — seniors, essential workers, veterans and young parents — are struggling to find a place they can afford. Rising […]
Arizona utilities law awaiting Gov. Hobbs’ signature is win for affordable, reliable energy
The Arizona Senate and House of Representatives have struck a victory for affordable, reliable and cleaner energy by sending House Bill 2679 to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk for her signature. […]
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s duty is to us, not utilities
Arizonans know extreme heat can be deadly, so it was incomprehensible this week when Arizona Corporation Commissioner Nick Myers blamed an elderly woman’s heat-related death last May on her and […]
Arizona is on the cusp of a clean energy boom – Congress must defend our future
Editor’s note: Article updated at author’s request. Arizona is on its way to clean energy dominance, with 24 major new projects and more than $11.8 billion in private investments, thanks, […]
Invest in screening Arizona newborns for fatal muscular disease
I wish I had known when my son Ian was born in 2005 that a gene mutation impaired his muscle cell system. Instead, we spent years visiting specialists, wondering why […]
Telling the full American story – why SB1301 Matters
Across our classrooms in Arizona and beyond, a troubling trend has taken hold, one where our nation’s story is too often reduced to a binary of oppressor and oppressed. This […]
Breaking the cycle — the missing ingredient to reentry
Every year, more than 14,000 individuals are released from Arizona’s prisons. While many are eager to turn their lives around, too many end up back behind bars. Within three years […]
Why urban crime policy keeps failing, and what ‘Strain Theory’ tells us to do
Despite countless promises to “clean up crime” in Phoenix, the city remains one of the most violent cities in the nation. Empirical findings state that the city of Phoenix’s crime […]
Cuts to AHCCCS threaten Arizona’s health, economy and vulnerable families
In Arizona, Medicaid — known as AHCCCS — is not just a budget line item. It’s a lifeline for 2 million people, including one in three children. This program is […]