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A person walks past the Department of Education building in downtown Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 21, 2017.

The gay gag harms Arizona students, it's time for repeal

Sex and relationship education in Arizona needs to reflect LGBT Arizonans' realities. It's time to repeal the "no promo-homo" statute.

By Benjamin Steele | February 21, 2017

Tempe does not need the burden of an NHL stadium

Tempe residents and ASU students should not be enchanted by the flash of a proposed hockey arena. Historical trends in similar projects suggest that the economic benefits promised by a new arena are scarcely realized.

By Jonah Baker | January 31, 2017

Portrait of State Senator Kimberly Yee (District 20) taken on the State Senate floor of the State Capitol, Phoenix Arizona, on Sept. 20, 2016.

First female Asian-American Arizona Sen. Kimberly Yee seeks to inspire minorities and increase voter engagement

As the first female Asian-American in Arizona politics, Kimberly Yee's career could indicate a shift in the state's government toward increased cultural diversity.

By Angel Mendoza | September 20, 2016

Cartoon illustration done on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

More at stake: Why America should vote for more than its president

If passing legislation in D.C. was a firework, the President would simply be the fuse, but Congress is the explosion.

By Editorial Board | July 25, 2016

The Arizona State Senate building pictured March 23, 2016, in downtown Phoenix.

Arizona senate budget bill would boost state university funding by $32 million

Senate President Andy Biggs proposed the state increase university funding by $32 million in his Senate budget bill. Here's what that means.

By Megan Janetsky | April 27, 2016

On eliminating gerrymandering, our vote matters

The Arizona Legislature needs to remember that it works for the citizens of Arizona.

By Allie Bice | March 5, 2015

ASU faces lack of funding for deferred maintenance, repairs

With an aging campus and a lack of funding, ASU is having to make do with old systems and units.

By Shelby Slade | April 17, 2013

Editorial: Texting your life away

It takes only a few seconds to send a text message. It takes a whole lot less than that to kill someone with your car. The Arizona Senate, for the second time, voted down a ban on texting while driving on state highways Tuesday.

By Editorial Board | March 2, 2010

POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Under-22 cut illogical move

Bill proposes to lower the standard minimum wage of workers under 22. The bill mandates that these workers will receive 75 percent of the current minimum wage — from $7.25, to $5.44 an hour for the remainder of 2010 until December 31, 2013.

By Alana Arbuthnot | February 28, 2010

On health care reform, proceed ‘wisely, and slow’

Unless someone is willing to make a case for the hard truths that could someday save the healthcare system Congress should either do the small and safe things that will ease the immediate pain without remaking the American economy, or they should do nothing.

By Will Munsil | February 28, 2010

Blurring the line: no commandments at the Capitol

Of the many tasks the Arizona Legislature ought to be accomplishing, the least important one is passing a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be placed on the front of the old capitol building.

By Becky Rubenstrunk | February 22, 2010

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