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Opinion

Sep 13, 2021

Child Tax Cut helps me be the mom I want to be

The Child Tax Cut helps me be the mom I want to be for my kids. Knowing that each month will be a little easier, a little less stressful, isn’t a small thing. Every parent deserves that kind of peace of mind and every child deserves to grow up in that kind of home.

Sep 13, 2021

Consider a professional association, not a union

While we as professional associations don’t always agree on legislative policy, we did agree the recent initiative by the Service Employees International Union was bad for the health and health care of Arizonans and would hurt health care workers. My intention is that insight helps enlighten health care professionals and the public for alternatives to out-of-state unions and their influence on A[...]

Sep 13, 2021

Public schools now costlier than college

Arizona public schools just hit a major milestone — they’re officially more expensive than the full freight tuition cost of sending a child to college at a four-year university here in the Grand Canyon State.

Sep 10, 2021

9/11 to now: Arizona’s leaders step up when we need them to

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, our country needs to find that same sense of national unity we once had.

Sep 8, 2021

Covid destroyed economy, Sinema can bring it back up

Senator Sinema, I urge you to show leadership on these issues, and to prove to the people of Arizona that you are fighting for our interests.

Labor Day, unions, elections, working conditions
Sep 8, 2021

Passage of the PRO Act is best for workers

The PRO Act will remove the many obstacles keeping workers from their right to join a union and ensure those newly-formed bargaining units reach a first contract. It will also eliminate anti-worker “right-to-work” laws, helping to boost wages and make safer workplaces across the nation. The PRO Act is the labor law reform that has been desperately needed for decades.

censorship, books, school board elections, Scottsdale Unified School District, candidates, Scottsdale Unified School District, election, governing board candidates, voters
Sep 8, 2021

Censorship silenced me

Now that thought control is federal policy, I’m not alone. A White House press secretary admits her administration identifies “problematic posts” for Facebook to censor. This bone-chilling confession of government shackling speech mirrors the surgeon general’s call to purge online posts he deems inaccurate.

Sep 3, 2021

Congress must expand home care for children with disabilities

Anyone can become disabled at any point in their life. Would you want your mom or daughter to be without access to the daily care they need? I hope that sharing our family’s story will help people understand the need for investing in home health care.

Sep 3, 2021

Pro-life politicians aren’t for life after birth

With all due respect to those with strong opinions, please take a minute to read another belief based on research and fact.

housing, rent, Toma, Brnovich, Tucson
Sep 2, 2021

Communities, short-term rentals can co-exist

The debate around short-term rental (STR) properties in Arizona has become polarized – a zero sum game. If a local leader calls for regulation, industry advocates will falsely claim that sensible legislation will doom the industry.

Sep 2, 2021

Supporting filibuster is good for Arizona

Destroying the filibuster may seem like a quick fix to pass legislation now, but as power shifts across parties and leadership, it will ultimately be counterproductive and lead to unhealthy and constant reversal of policies.

Sep 1, 2021

SRP $1B gas plan bad for consumers, environment

Last week, Salt River Project announced that it plans to spend nearly $1 billion to add 16 new natural gas units to its powerplant in Coolidge, one of the largest fossil fuel investments by a utility in recent memory. I served on the SRP board from 2016-2020, and this decision stunned me. It is wrong-headed, unnecessary, and out of step with where responsible electric utilities are moving in this[...]

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