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State leaders missed the moment for education
Editor’s note: This commentary utilizes research from the Helios Education Foundation and its associate Education Forward Arizona. Arizona’s future depends on whether the state can educate, prepare and retain the […]
Making every taxpayer dollar count
Mesa was recently named Arizona’s best-run city and ranked among the top 10 best-run large cities in America. That recognition means a lot to us because it measures what residents […]
Advocates push Fair Chance Employment policy for formerly incarcerated people
Key Points: A new criminal justice advocacy group plans to work on policy that will help former prisoners get careers, not just jobs Arizona currently has two laws and one […]
US Supreme Court to review Arizona’s ‘proof of citizenship’ voter law
Key Points: US Supreme Court to review Arizona’s proof of citizenship law for presidential voter registration Lower court rulings have limited states’ ability to enforce citizenship and residency requirements Arizona’s […]
Arizona’s largest egg producer agrees to $1M settlement over price fixing
Key Points: Hickman’s Egg Ranch settles price-fixing complaints with $1 million fine and 3.25 million egg donation Federal court lawsuit says Hickman’s and others manipulated egg prices through information sharing […]
Salt River horse protections die in the Senate, animal advocates stunned
Key Points: A bill that would have offered more protections for the Salt River horses died without a vote in the Senate It would have directed genetic studies on the […]
Arizona faces potential $208M penalty over food stamp errors
Key Points: State blames some errors on having fewer employees checking applicants Some errors actually involve under-payments Hobbs office says it is dealing with the issue It’s official, Arizona’s food […]
Arizona is helping the US create peace through strength
Over the course of my career in the United States Air Force, I learned that peace is maintained through strength. As a fighter pilot, combat veteran of the Gulf War, […]
Arizona exoneration fund to go belly up under new state budget
Key Points: Arizona’s Erroneous Convictions Fund has lost funding in the new state budget The fund’s $3 million allocation has been depleted by its 11 initial applicants The fund was […]
Arizona must protect its healthcare workforce
When I came to Arizona in 1999 as a leader to enhance Mayo Clinic’s family medicine program, the state’s healthcare system was already under pressure from rapid growth. Twenty-seven years […]
House GOP offer new school voucher limits as a ballot blocker
Key Points: House Republicans offer deal with education advocates Deal with Arizona Education Association includes list of forbidden purchases GOP lawmakers promise to scrap a separate ballot measure restricting teacher […]
Arizona’s data center moratorium is only the beginning
For years, Arizona’s conversation about data centers focused on investment, jobs and economic growth. Far less attention was paid to who would bear the costs. As data centers have expanded […]
