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Opinion

Apr 15, 2022

Mental health key to successful re-entry

I am optimistic that we can work together with community partners to raise the standard of mental health care and better support inmates when they are discharged. I also believe we can break the cycle of recidivism and stop treating mental illness as a crime.

Apr 15, 2022

Sinema, Kelly can maintain our competitive edge

Opposing the PRO Act and any of its misguided policies, whether in the PRO Act itself, or any provisions that may be covertly slipped into other, unrelated legislation, will be key to maintaining our momentum. 

Apr 13, 2022

Heterodoxy on campus— the role of universities

What is the purpose of the university? Until recently, this question was uncontroversial. Young men and women went to college for a practical reason: to become educated to engage in a profession or a kind of work that requires a higher, specialized education.

Apr 13, 2022

Our Passover story and theirs: From Egypt to Arizona

When I am at my Passover Seder this year, I will be proud to be American and to live in the state of Arizona, and I will be proud that we celebrate not only our unity but our diversity. We should welcome refugees of all races and religions. This is what makes America a project with fighting for when viewed in light of the Passover story.  

Apr 8, 2022

New legislation is ugly 

Dear Editor: We need Arizona citizens to realize that legislative decisions are being made today that will have a harmful impact on our state. The bills and propositions being considered... […]

Proposition 123, Ducey, Supreme Court, school trust fund, special election, Michael Pierce
Apr 8, 2022

New funding system is fair for all students

Some have said stakeholders have not had sufficient time to weigh in. Yet elected officials and education advocates are all clear on the faults of the current system. Generations of students pass through this system while we have waited for a change.

CRT, Mesnard, Hobbs, legislation, veto
Apr 8, 2022

‘Ignorance or white supremacy’ spawn anti-CRT bills

Those who support public schools and the teaching of our nation’s true history, and even more importantly support integrity, morality, and decency. We need to elect new leaders this November 8, or our economy and our state are doomed. 

Apr 1, 2022

SRP’s baffling, costly natural gas expansion

Arizona residents who get their electricity from Salt River Project should be outraged at the utility’s proposal to expand its Coolidge Generating Station by adding — in utter defiance of the current energy market — 16 new natural gas generation units. 

Corporation Commission, renewable energy, Kuby, Kennedy, Myers, Thompson, election, Southwest Gas
Mar 29, 2022

Consumers still safe if electric deregulation repealed

Arizona’s utilities and their oversight processes aren’t perfect. However, organizations and individuals have played a vital role in shaping policies to ensure consumers are protected. Arizona lawmakers should protect consumers and pass House Bill 2101. 

Mar 29, 2022

We thought it couldn’t get any worse

November 2022 will be the most important general election in history and we ALL must get out and vote for Republicans and especially Lesko!

Mar 25, 2022

Strike striker: Don’t rush school funding solution without stakeholders

Arizonans agree on the vision for their schools – and the legislature should work with them to deliver the funding in a way that is fair and prioritizes schools that need it the most.

Mar 25, 2022

Act on climate to invest in Arizona’s future

Climate can’t wait when our lives are on the line. Senators Sinema and Kelly, we’re counting on you to work with President Biden to get bold climate investments done as soon as possible!  

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