As national Sunshine Week comes to a close, some legislators are trying to close out the sunshine. A new proposal would expand a current exemption to Arizona’s public records laws and limit public information at universities.... Read more»
A recent push to block women from getting access to contraception shows the Arizona Legislature is not operating from an evidence-based or reality-based point of view.... Read more»1
Whenever local bureaucrats or special-interest groups want to neutralize conservative legislators, one of their most-potent weapons is two words: “local control.”... Read more»2
If you can’t beat ‘em, change the election laws. This old political saw appears to be the sentiment among conservative lawmakers still smarting over Sen. Russell Pearce’s defeat in a recall election. A bill would replace the current winner-take-all system with one requiring partisan primaries.... Read more»1
Along with Super PACs, we’re now hearing about Dark Money, the unlimited anonymous funds that can flow to Super PACs via nonprofit “social welfare” organizations that don’t have to publicly disclose who gave them the funds.... Read more»
Sen. Patrick Leahy: The Freedom of Information Act has been a bulwark of our open society since it was signed into law 45 years ago. Today, amid debates in Congress about how best to improve the nation’s security in cyberspace, we must remember we have a compelling duty to safeguard the public’s “right to know” about threats to their health and safety.... Read more»
A new chapter at Pima Community College began last week with the unanimous vote by the Board of Governors to appoint Dr. Suzanne Miles as interim chancellor.... Read more»1
The Modern Language Association expressed deep concern over the elimination of TUSD’s MAS program and the removal of textbooks from classrooms, arguing that ethnic studies are relevant to all schoolchildren, and that attempts to curtail such inquiry go against the U.S.’s founding principles.... Read more»6
Guest opinion: Under Chief Villaseñor’s direction, the Tucson Police Department abused both power and force March 1. They feebly attempted to cloak their actions under color of law with a vague, rarely-used City ordinance to do so.... Read more»5
What opposition groups in Syria need most urgently is relief from Assad’s tank and artillery sieges. The U.S. should lead an international effort to protect key population centers through airstrikes on Assad’s forces.... Read more»
Consolidating elections in even-numbered years will keep bonds and spending initiatives from being approved in low-turnout elections, the Goldwater Institute says.... Read more»
A bill to regulate online schools might create an unintended consequence: grade inflation.... Read more»
The situation in Syria is often compared to Libya last year. In fact, the better analogy may be to the Balkans in the 1990s. Unfortunately, speeches and meetings by themselves will do nothing to stop the unacceptable slaughter in Syria, which is growing worse by the day.... Read more»
It’s like a bad re-run. A few legislators are trying to revive Arizona’s film production tax credit (SB 1170) that lapsed in 2011.... Read more»1
Job creation and tax fairness are at the top of voters’ to-do lists for Congress. These days, instead of hacking and slashing investments in our future and creating more corporate tax loopholes, the national conversation is right where it should be: how we get America back to work.... Read more»2
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