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Downtown Phoenix directions: If you hit Taft Street, you’ve gone too far Joseph Garcia February 14, 2018 Happy Valentine’s Day. Or should I say, Happy Statehood Day. It was on this day – 106 years ago on Feb. 14, 1912 – when President William Howard Taft made an honest woman out of the Arizona Territory by making her the 48th state.
'Latino vote' is larger than simply votes cast by Latinos Joseph Garcia January 23, 2019 With every new election cycle, I am asked many questions by many news organizations about the Latino vote, mainly: "Is this the year Latinos make their presence felt at the ballot box?"
A paint-by-number portrait of Arizona’s nebulous independent voter Joseph Garcia March 20, 2019 It’s a new year in politics. As of Jan. 1, there were 3,782,218 people registered to vote in Arizona, according the state Secretary of State’s Office. Perhaps you’re among them.
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Impacts of Colorado River Shortage to Tap Water Deliveries in Central Arizona This primer provides information regarding Colorado River shortage impacts to the provision of tap water. The intent of this primer is to:
Morrison Institute Housing Research Arizona Community Foundation generously funded Morrison Institute for Public Policy to examine issues related to housing insecurity in Arizona. On this page, you will find all of the Morrison Institute research conducted as part of this project. New research will be added throughout 2021 and 2022.
Arizona Town Hall: Equity for All Arizonans
Morrison Institute contributing to the 'future of democracy,' Crow says Arizona is a “laboratory for the future of democracy,” and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, as well as the university where it is based, are vital contributors to that laboratory, Arizona State University President Michael Crow recently told friends and supporters of the institute.
"There's Less Opportunity": Experiences of Housing Insecurity in Cochise County The lack of support for housing programs and assistance was widely felt by focus group participants, who noted that there are fewer resources available to them in Cochise County than in other areas of the state. Participants also noted that available homes were often in poor physical condition and repairs did not get fixed by landlords.