Opinion
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Opinion: Secretary Kennedy should release energy assistance funding for families
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently fired the entire staff that manages the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) — a life-saving program that keeps the lights on for about 6 million families. LIHEAP provides about $4.1 billion to help low-income families pay their home energy bills — many of…
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OPINION: A renewed Prop. 123 must guarantee living wages for all public education workers
Our teachers are not political pawns, and their pay should not be weaponized as a bargaining chip.
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What is the 50501 movement? An explainer on the protests against Trump, Project 2025, and Elon Musk
50501 stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day. Websites and social media accounts issued calls for action, with messages such as “reject fascism” and “defend our democracy.”
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OPINION: An Open Letter to My Unborn Daughter
My Baby Girl, If I could be granted one wish for the day you are born, I would wish for you to be born into a world where you are able to decide what is right for you. That’s the reason I have carried you in my belly — and my clipboard under my arm…
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OPINION: Later is Too Late: Extreme Heat Reminds Us How Crucial This Election is for Arizona
It’s too hot not to vote! On Election Day we can vote for the city, state, and federal candidates who understand that climate change is one of the key reasons causing the extreme heat that’s baking us, especially here in the Valley. Our warming planet puts you and the people and places you care about…
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Opinion: The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing: People.
The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing is people. People volunteering. People talking with people. People rising. And, importantly, people who care deeply about real issues that lower costs for families and boost the economy – and importantly, people who also want less vitriol, racism, misogyny, and hate.
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OPINION: From a Fellow Combat Veteran, Vote to Put Arizona First and Elect Ruben Gallego
As a United States Army combat veteran, it was both a duty and an honor to put my country over myself. I seek that same spirit in my public servants, and Ruben Gallego has shown me that he is the leader our state needs. Like me, Ruben’s call to serve came at a young…
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Opinion: What’s at stake for Latinos in the election–and why voting matters
In just two weeks, voters across the country will have an opportunity to decide what future and vision we have for this country. As executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, and a long-time activist for reproductive justice, one thing is clear to me: Latinos have the power to decide this election.…
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OPINION: Groundbreaking Cluster Data Proves Latino Voters are Not Buying What Trump is Selling — Latinos are Poised to Shape the Future of Arizona.
As we inch closer to the 2024 elections, a persistent and flawed narrative is emerging: the idea that Latino voters are fleeing en masse to the Republican Party. National media seems to be setting up Latinos as the scapegoat for a potential Trump victory in 2024. This assumption, largely driven by superficial analysis, cherry-picked anecdotes,…
