Opinion
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Opinion: Arizona families can’t afford another APS rate hike
APS has applied to raise electricity rates by 14% next year. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says families can’t afford another rate hike.
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Opinion: Republicans own the shutdown and cuts to health care
The government is shut down, and let’s be clear about why: Republicans own this.
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OPINION: Little-known Maricopa County measure could have lasting health care effects
Maricopa County is growing fast, and its health care system must grow with it. That’s why I’m voting yes on Prop. 409.
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OPINION: Arizona and America: A tale of two budgets
In the past few weeks, both federal and state legislators have crafted and connived government budgets: critical pieces of legislation that fund essential services and determine how your taxpayer dollars are put to use. To us, budgets are moral documents, reflecting the values of those who pass it in a time of moral urgency. That’s…
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Opinion: Arizona needs real fighters, not progressive cosplayers
Arizona advocates know how to build a movement—and they’re putting their support behind Adelita Grijalva in the packed race for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
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Opinion: What Arizonans can learn from Brazil’s near-total abortion ban
Why should a State Senator from Arizona care about abortion policy in Latin America when our state just passed Prop. 139 to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution?
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OPINION: Trump wants to terminate AmeriCorps. The country needs it more than ever
Nearly 400 Arizonans working to support their communities were placed on leave from AmeriCorps programs, and Democrat state officials are fighting back.
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Opinion: Our homes are at risk, so why are lawmakers protecting corporations?
While the devastating wildfires in California earlier this year made national headlines, it is important to remember that Arizona is just as vulnerable. In 2024 alone, more than 2,000 wildfires burned nearly 300,000 acres in rural Arizona. Officials estimate that two-thirds of these fires were human-caused. While many wildfires are attributed to everyday activities such…
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OPINION: Arizona isn’t broke—it’s being robbed
it’s time to stop the kickbacks to the ultra-rich and build a People-First Economy—one that puts Arizona’s working families at the center.
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OPINION: Sen. Jake Hoffman, a case study in hypocrisy
From Arizona Sen. Lela Alston: Watch Hoffman in action for a masterclass on how one can pretend to have morals while cloaked in deflection and hypocrisy.
