With elections happening at a variety of times throughout a two-year cycle, special-interest groups have an upper hand because they can turn out their supporters on obscure election days while regular Arizonans are left in the dark.... Read more»
The state of our city is getting stronger. That’s good news. As our economy recovers, it will be tempting to go back to how we’ve done things in the past. It is imperative that we not fall into that trap.... Read more»5
I was nearly forty-five years old before I could claim a hometown. My ambitions brought me to Arizona, and my work keeps me away from here for more than half my time. But Arizona has given me a home, and in the thirty years that have passed since I moved here, it has worked its magic on me and enchanted me and claimed me.... Read more»
It’s centennial week in Arizona, and the local media are doing their part to play it up. The Rogue Columnist tells you what you really need to know about our state.... Read more»1
Five pieces of new legislation —introduced by Rep. Andy Tobin and passed out of committee this week — have taken power-grabbing to a whole new level, and would set redistricting back to a time of shadowy legislative deals.... Read more»1
Some might say that getting back the capitol buildings’ paper is just symbolic nonsense for the sake of the state’s centennial. And sentiment is a bad reason to pursue any policy. But this is more than a feel-good idea.... Read more»
I have been a gun owner for all my adult life, and am fully supportive of the right to own a gun. However, having faculty, staff or students bringing weapons into classrooms and other campus activities will do nothing to make our campus safer.... Read more»2
How can Arizona water policy sustain an arid state for the next 100 years?... Read more»1
Sometimes important regulatory and tort reforms come in small packages.... Read more»
When the TUSD board voted (4-1) to end the Mexican-American Studies (MAS) curriculum, ending use of the books had to be part of that package. Staff says that the seven titles removed from classrooms and placed into storage are still available in school libraries.... Read more»2
It’s not every day that the New York Times makes a compelling case against government giveaways. But a recent page-one article underscored that the Solyndra scandal was only the tip of the solar-subsidy iceberg.... Read more»
By now you’ve seen the news coverage and heard the takeaways from Gov. Brewer’s State of the State address Monday. But here’s the thing: Many of the basic claims she made are just not true.... Read more»
There are several portions of Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres’ guest column about the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to consolidate Tucson’s processing and distribution operations with those in Phoenix that require clarification.... Read more»1
Governor Jan Brewer has declared that one of her priorities in the coming session is to pay down the state’s debt. The idea, mirrored by leadership proposals in the state house and senate, is both timely and refreshingly frank. It is time to square Arizona’s fiscal policy with the state constitution.... Read more»
Closing a mail-sorting center in Tucson would not just delay mail delivery here, but would disrupt local elections conducted by mail, and nearly disenfranchise voters on the Tohono O’odham Nation, writes Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez.... Read more»3
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