As Teen Suicide in AZ increases, Legislators Must Act

There is no hiding the truth that suicides among teens in Arizona are increasing. The Arizona Child Fatality Review (CFR) Program was established to review factors in a child’s death and determine ways to reduce or eliminate any identified preventable fatalities. Legislation passed in 1993 (A.R.S. § 36-342, 36- 3501-4) authorizing the creation of the … Read more

Five Ways the U.S. College Fraud Scandal Hurts Arizonans.

We all understand that often a wealthy parent will fund a slick new campus building or a state of the art library on an elite college campus, thus securing their child’s admission to said elite university. This sort of deal happens often and most of us have come to accept it as not quite fair, … Read more

Sen. Farnsworth Wants To Suppress Your Vote

Legislative District 12 (Gilbert/Queen Creek) had 17,318 voters who voted by dropping off their ballots at polling locations throughout the district during the 2018 general election. It’s estimated that 9,000 of those voters were Republicans. Republicans have pushed for voter change under SB 1046 that would require voters who request ballots by mail, to return … Read more

Update: Blizzard of Pro-Marijuana Bills, Round Two

By Mikel Weisser, editor of Arizona Cannabis Monthly and State Director, Arizona NORML. Reprinted with permission. After the opening week deluge of 17 MJ-related bills, the pace slowed a bit, but there have still been 12 additional MJ bills filed in the 2nd and 3rd weeks of the legislature. So far this session almost 30 cannabis-related bills have already been filed … Read more