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Education Reform in Arizona: Just Another Year of Our Children’s Lives
By Stephen Stollmack Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Most of us are now aware that certain forces within the government and private sectors are expending tremendous amounts of money and energy to change how
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AZ Legislature Makes It Harder To Vote
By Charlie Parke Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Governor Jane Brewer recently signed Arizona HB2305 which will potentially remove many voters and make initiatives harder. Who writes these sorts of laws – the Arizona legislature or Murphy,
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Bisbee Votes to Support Same-Sex Civil Unions
By Charlie Parke Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org The US Supreme Court will soon decide on cases involving a states right to ban same-sex marriage and on a federal law defining marriage as a union
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National “April Days of Action” to Protest Drone Killing and Surveillance to include Tucson & Phoenix
Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org A nationwide, month-long campaign of counter-drone teach-ins, rallies and protest, called “April Days of Action” by its organizers, will challenge the escalated use of drones for targeted assassination by the Obama Administration as well as domestic
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“Strike All” Amendments: A Normal Part of Creating Law at the Arizona Legislature
By Charlie Parke Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org “Strike All” Amendments, also called “strike everything” or “striker”, propose to delete the entire text of an existing bill and substitute new language, essentially making it
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Time to Rethink Death Penalty For Arizona?
By Nicholas Condorcet Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Seventeen U.S. states, including New Mexico and Connecticut, have abolished the Death Penalty. Across the nation concerns about wrongful convictions, the cost of the long appeal
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Unions in Arizona: 2013 Offers Choices Between Worker Protections and Business Costs
By Charlie Parke Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org In the early 20th century, workplace conditions were poor. Sweatshops and child labor were common practices. Many workers received no sick time, no paid vacation and
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Arizona is Becoming a Welcome Hub for Bicycling
By Charlie Parke Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Arizona’s cities stretch across the once desert landscape. Transport within these cities becomes more difficult each year with population growth rapidly outpacing mass transit. Residents are
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The Future of Gun Control for Arizonans
By Nicholas Condorcet Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Gun policies vary greatly from country to country and state to state. The U.S. is generally considered to have comparatively few limits on gun ownership versus
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Efforts To Label GMO’s Spread Across The Nation and Into Arizona
By Josette Madonia Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org On February 7, 2013, Hawaii became the first state to pass a bill that would require the labeling of genetically engineered food (also known as GMOs
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