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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...
Queen Creek took a daring step this month: they used common sense. This month, the town council unanimously passed Resolution 1611-24. It affirms an...
Arizona’s health care system is under threat from Proposition 315, set to appear on the 2024 ballot. The proposition — which would require state...
Defense lawyer Clarence Darrow once said the criminal justice system “merely institutionalizes revenge,” meting out punishment that does not in...
Arizona’s judicial retention process is not only complicated, but it can be weaponized in an attempt to remove good judges when their...
Back in May, Arizona’s politicians united to improve the dire lack of housing in our state. At the time, several cities opposed the legislation, an...
Abortion is legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks and beyond for medical emergencies. So, Arizonans voting on Proposition 139 are not choosing between...
At 16, I was sexually assaulted, a trauma that shattered my life. Without access to adequate mental health care, I turned to heroin to escape the...
Gov. Gavin Newsom is not a smart man. OK, he must have a few brain cells left to get reelected governor of our most populous state. But when it comes...
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Fifty years ago, Arizona’s voters approved — with support from civic leaders like Sandra Day O’Connor — our state’s merit system for...
As women and mothers in Arizona, we know the importance of supporting pro-family, pro-children and pro-woman political candidates. In a world where...
Vice presidential nominee JD Vance recently suggested in Mesa that grandparents and other family members could be a solution to lowering child care...
I’m a restaurant server who relies on tips. Lately, a lot of people have been talking about Arizona workers like me. Please allow me this chance to...
At age 6, I decided to relocate from Chicagoland to north Phoenix. Dad got a new job out here, which influenced my decision. I was moved from the cozy...
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“The Zone” is no more and is unlikely to return. On Tuesday, the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed a permanent injunction to the squalid homeless...
As Chandler’s presiding judge, I know life is full of obstacles. Sometimes all we need is a little guidance to help us start down the path to...