Arizona’s school finance system is complex, and its impacts are real — from enrollment shifts to school closures. Our new explainer breaks down where the money comes from, how it’s distributed, and what that means for communities across the state. 

Report | August 2024

As we work to reduce water use on the post-2026 Colorado River, two paths lie open before us. 

Report | 2018

What water-related questions do people at the cutting edge of economic development ask when evaluating a site for potential investment? "The Price of Uncertainty" explores how the Gila Adjudication clouds the water certainty individuals, businesses and communities need for sound water stewardship and future prosperity.

Report | March 2024

Report | Summer 2023

Perspective | Spring 2021

A lot has flowed under the bridge since August 2011 when the Morrison Institute issued "Watering the Sun Corridor," which addressed the understandable concern that urban Arizona might be “running out” of water.

Report | May 2021

If Arizona is to prosper into the next century, our focus needs to turn to what is essential for our future: The preservation of our groundwater and our increasingly fragile aquifers.

Report | Feburary 2020

Report | August 2022