Pamela Powers 
It is shocking how party loyalty can get in the way of doing what’s right for the people of Arizona. Today, the House Appropriations Committee debated lengthening Arizona’s statute of limitations to report child sexual abuse from a two years (after you turn 18) to twelve years. It also allows for a one or two … Read more
In the Health and Human Services Committee, we have heard a few different insurance plans that would be cheaper and less comprehensive alternatives to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With SB1105, healthcare moves into the gig economy. SB1105 covers direct primary care agreements, a non-insurance alternative to the ACA. In Arizona, people are already allowed … Read more
Thirty-four states have some form of legal marijuana. Arizona is the only state that has no quality control testing for contaminants (like pesticides) or for make-up (how much THC, CBDs, etc.) Cannabis testing died at the end of the session in 2018 during a flurry of negotiations regarding several marijuana reform bills. It is back … Read more
Homelessness, transitional housing, low-income housing and affordable housing are obviously big problems in the state of Arizona. Currently, the Arizona House is considering a mixed bag of bills that tackle different parts of the housing problem. Today’s video focuses on SB1471 which provides a creative funding mechanism to put up to $10 million per year in the … Read more
Arizona Republicans think too many people voted, too many people volunteered, too many people registered other citizens to vote, and too many politicians said “no” to big money politics in the 2018 election. All of that voter participation created in the highest voter turnout… ever. The result was… Republicans lost seats!!!! The Republicans who got … Read more