Tag: reform
Wanted: Candidates who listen to voters
There are as many reasons to run for public office as there are candidates. Many are motivated by a particular issue or philosophy, which they emphasize in their election campaign....
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Let’s add more independents to the AIRC
Every ten years Arizona remaps its legislative and congressional districts, based on the latest census data. Ken Clark In 2011, many Republicans in Arizona were convinced...
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The right against the right
VOTERS, this is NOT the time to ignore proposed Arizona legislation. Many of the bills your elected officials are bringing up in the next session of the Arizona Congress have...
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We spend $1B on prisons – why aren’t we safer?
Players in movement to remake Arizona’s criminal justice system
They’re both right and wrong on prosecutors’ ‘Prisoners in Arizona’ report
With respect to the recent reviews and criticism of the recently released report, “Prisoners in Arizona,” by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys Advisory Council APAAC), the supporters and the critics are...
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Mining reform America and Arizona need would protect the environment
In a recent column, National Mining Association President Hal Quinn concealed his call to weaken environmental standards for mining under the guise of infrastructure rebuilding. It echoes orders from President Trump...
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County prosecutors leaning hard on governor to veto civil forfeiture bill
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is asking Gov. Doug Ducey to veto legislation to make it...
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Tom Forese’s ethics ‘reform agenda’ stumbles out of the gate
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s new chairman, Tom Forese, began his two-year term on January 3 with a pledge of “reform,” including implementing a code of ethics, better access to public...
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Proposals for overhauling Arizona school funding unveiled
A panel Gov. Doug Ducey charged with examining ways to improve and simplify public education financing issued a report Wednesday that recommends a complete overhaul of K-12 school funding in...
