Opinion

I could support an override if we had a plan to focus these funds on addressing our deficiencies. Until then, supporting the status quo of accepting low assessment scores, I could not, in all good conscience, go to the voters to ask for their support. We owe this to all of our students and the taxpayers, ensuring we are graduating students prepared for success.

As budget negotiations begin, we urge legislators to fight to retain this funding and find other opportunities to reduce spending which does not result in adverse impacts to regional transportation and economic development opportunities.  

Pinal County claimed it could subdivide the tax in this way because the law lets counties set a “variable rate” in a tax, and that it was simply setting the “rate” of some sales at zero. But the state Supreme Court today rejected that argument.

Senators Kelly and Sinema should help keep Arizona’s economy and communities like ours strong by opposing policies that would boost union power at the expense of local businesses and workers alike.

One only needs to read about Shannon’s Law and what happens to innocent citizens when bullets are fired and don’t hit a specific target.

“In good conscience, I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault. Given the current state of affairs, I am also greatly concerned about the risks that all of our players and staff could face if we were to hold events in China in 2022.”

Here are the nine things everyone should include in their end-of-year financial health checklist.

These licenses are reserved for Social Equity applicants defined as “individuals from communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of previous marijuana laws.” 

As the coronavirus pandemic lurches through its unwelcomed second year – and our state, country and the world continue to suffer its effects – the mental health toll taken on individuals, families and entire communities is undeniable.

There is a simple yet profound comfort in hearing a human voice on the other end of a telephone call, especially when the person placing the call is in need.