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It’s been a year since Arizona native and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor passed. As our nation faces the challenges of deep...
It started with a big bag of leftover Halloween candy. Not wanting the temptation, I lugged it to the school one block from my house, certain my offer...
Everyone wants to wax philosophically about Thanksgiving. This is the day to count your blessings, we say. Put aside your differences. Stop talking...
Arizona’s election workers have once again proven themselves to be the backbone of our democracy. Their tireless commitment to processing votes and...
At my Thanksgiving table this year, we’ll avoid politics. I’ll ask that each guest tell of a random act of kindness we received from a...
This is no time for American journalists to cower or retreat, with a president-elect showing an authoritarian streak in so many disturbing ways. If...
Proposition 314 passed handily. We knew this was coming because a majority of Arizona voters, including Latinos, told us in the run-up to the Nov. 5...
Within the next few weeks, a decision on a groundbreaking water policy will lay the foundation for how development occurs in Arizona. It will affect...
Elvia Díaz, a respected journalist, leader and well-known champion for justice, recently leveled a harsh rebuke at Gov. Katie Hobbs. Díaz...
The nurses, doctors and care teams at Phoenix Children’s bring hope and healing to countless families each year, including many grateful AZ Blue...
Blue Cross Blue Shield has publicly implied that their offer to keep Phoenix Children’s as an in-network care provider was generous and would keep...
Despite the tears, the anger and the hand-wringing, there is a path forward for the Democratic Party. We must get our voters back. There are many...
As the Biden administration closes cases and clears its books, it’s time for his Department of Education to end its bizarre witch hunt against Grand...
Are Latinos the new soccer moms? With emotions still raw, and finger pointing and head scratching continuing over the 2024 election and the Latino...
Despite the growing need for mental health services, Arizona faces a significant shortage of mental health professionals, only meeting 40% of its...
As Arizona political junkies feverishly refresh their screens for the remaining votes to be counted, the early numbers reveal one reason Donald Trump...
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You might not know it from the ads on television and online, but abortion is currently legal in Arizona. In fact, physicians are free to treat...
Two years ago, voters in the Willcox basin turned down groundwater protections through an Active Management Area (AMA) because of an empty promise...
I am president of RockAuto, a Wisconsin-based online auto parts store that my family and I started in 1999. We ship parts to DIY and professional...
Increased political tension and division within Arizona and the nation is causing many voters to feel disconnected from our electoral process. With a...
We’re in the final stretch of the 2024 election cycle. In just a matter of days, we should know the outcome of races and issues on the ballot that...
There are several divisive issues on this year’s ballot, but one local proposition has earned the support of elected officials in both parties, as...
I have spent most of the past two decades worrying that my undocumented parents will get picked up by police and deported to Mexico — a country we...
What’s in a name? When it comes to politics, not so much. Especially when it’s time to name proposed legislation. There are endless examples of...
Elections are a cornerstone of our democracy, ensuring every voice is heard and every perspective has a platform. Yet, the democratic process looks...
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Arizona voters face myriad choices this November, among them whether to reopen a dark — and costly — chapter of our state’s recent history....
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump don’t agree on much, but there is one opinion the bitter rivals share. They love Arizona. I doubt it’s our lovely...
Phoenix is a miracle of a city. Thanks to the ingenuity of Native Americans and an inventive canal system, later advanced by Salt River Project...
Four hundred and nine billion dollars. That’s how much the United States has spent on border security since the founding of the Department of...
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With just three weeks until the presidential election, the urgency to mobilize Native voters has never been greater. Native voters have shown time...
No one knows better than those in Arizona the critical importance of the Colorado River. The lifeblood of the American West, the Colorado River Basin...
In football, there’s a statistic called “time of possession.” Whichever offense controls the ball the longest usually wins the game. In...
The closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in 2019 marked a significant economic shift on the Navajo Nation. Some 90% of NGS employees were...
Children in Arizona are back in school, which sadly also means many of them are also breathing in clouds of toxic exhaust from diesel school buses. If...
Arizona voters have a rare opportunity to strengthen our democracy and our economy with one vote on Nov. 5. Proposition 315 gives the people...
Every noncitizen voter dilutes the vote of a citizen voter. In Arizona, there could be as many as 218,000 who fit into the first category. In a state...
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I was on back-to-school mom-duty every fall for more than two decades, with three children now well into adulthood. I fulfilled teacher wish lists for...