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Commentary

Feb 27, 2015

Glendale casino fight about far more than one city

If you live miles from the city of Glendale and you believe that the Tohono O’odham Nation’s neighborhood casino will have no impact on you, please think again.

Feb 27, 2015

Transforming the economy of Arizona

The governor’s State of the State Address and the newly released report, Velocity: A Blueprint for Transforming Greater Phoenix into an Innovation Economy, focus on economic development for the state and the region. I’ve read both with a great deal of interest.

Feb 25, 2015

Arizonans expect SRP to reject rate hike and tax on rooftop solar

On Thursday the Board of Directors of SRP, one of our state’s largest utilities, will vote on a proposal that would impose an across-the-board rate increase and a tax on rooftop solar panels that will drain money from the pockets of Arizona’s families while effectively killing solar energy.

Feb 19, 2015

Mayors: Special-interest tax break harms cities, hurts public safety

As mayors, some of our top priorities include keeping neighborhoods safe, maintaining high quality of life and attracting high-wage jobs to our communities.

Feb 19, 2015

Ridesharing insurance gaps endanger public safety, free market

There are three rideshare companies in Arizona, not just two. This point seems to have been lost in the current discussion over how to properly insure vehicles to protect the public.

Feb 19, 2015

Time for Arizona to stand against Tehran-sponsored extremism

This February marks the anniversary of a momentous event in the modern history of democracy and extremism. Protests swept through the streets of Tehran and major cities across the country, as protest spread like wildfire and the trains and major businesses ground to a halt.

In this photo taken Friday, March 14, 2014, Jerad Bernard hands out cards to passersby offering one free ride through the Lyft ridesharing service in Seattle. In a fight pitting upstart technology and traditional business, app-based car share companies and traditional taxis are fighting for supremacy in Seattle. The taxi industry say companies like Uber and Lyft undercut their businesses because they are not regulated. Uber and Lyft say they provide services and convenience that taxis sorely lack. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Feb 13, 2015

More transportation options like Uber and Lyft are needed in Arizona

Innovation has the potential to make our lives and communities better. But the rapid pace of change, however beneficial, also brings new and unforeseen challenges, among them how to ensure that ease and convenience do not come at the expense of safety.

Feb 13, 2015

SB1465 would protect public against questionable tactics of rooftop solar companies

My constituents are distraught over financing agreements and sales practices of some roof-top solar companies, an issue that is getting more and more attention in Arizona and across the nation. It is time that something is done.

Feb 5, 2015

Phoenix Boys Choir: Turning youngsters into gentlemen

Arizona is known less as a hub for culture than as a haven for golf and recreation — so goes conventional wisdom. But this claim slights the institution that has been propelling Arizona’s boys into young manhood since 1948: The Phoenix Boys Choir.

Feb 5, 2015

Prevention is preferable to a cure

The proper treatment of patients can take on a variety of challenges, but in all things physicians are guided by the Hippocratic Oath that includes the phrase, “I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.”

Jan 30, 2015

Ducey budget will protect Arizona’s taxpayers, producers and consumers

The Arizona Legislature has always had a solid core of real fiscal conservatives who believe in balanced budgets and want to protect Arizona’s taxpayers, producers and consumers.

Jan 30, 2015

Arizona is back in the game

Hundreds of millions of eyes will be on our Valley for the Super Bowl. While Glendale’s University of Phoenix Stadium hosts the game, the entire Valley and state stand to benefit from an influx of visitors, media coverage and economic activity that can only be described as, well....super!

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