Tag Arizona

Arizona: Harbinger of American politics

Zócalo Public Square, a project of the Center for Social Cohesion from Arizona State University, in partnership with the New America Foundation, recently hosted a discussion about Arizona politics. Chief among the topics was: is Arizona politics unique to the…

Arizona is #1 in meth use by high school students

The Arizona Meth Project is trying hard, and succeeding at, reducing first-time meth usage by young people “through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.”  It does so primarily by using modern advertising techniques to create extremely hard-hitting 30…

Arizona budget deficit still problematic

(Crossposted from AZIVN. Of course, it’s not just Arizona that’s having budget problems.) “When you’re up to your knees in alligators, sometimes it’s difficult to remember your initial objective was to drain the swamp.” That is what has happened over…