Blogs

Kathryn Sorensen Kathryn Sorensen Director of Research, Professor of Practice 602-496-1799 kathryn.sorensen@asu.edu
Katie Gentry The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. Katie Gentry Research Analyst Morrison Institute for Public Policy 602-496-0204 kgentry4@asu.edu
Municipal Water Leader Kathryn Sorensen Joins ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute Kathryn Sorensen, immediate past director of Phoenix Water Services, has joined the ASU’s Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute as director of research.
State of Our State 2020 Since 2010, ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy has gathered Arizonans to discuss critical state issues and policy choices on those topics. The 12th State of Our State convening took place on Nov. 23, 2020.


Ann Becker Ann Becker Vice President, Sustainability Arizona Public Service Company
A Place in the World At Morrison Institute for Public Policy, a research center within Arizona State University's Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, we combine academic rigor with the goal of informing real community change.
Understanding Proposition 207 The Smart and Safe Arizona Act (Proposition 207) proposes to legalize and regulate the production, sale, possession, and consumption of recreational marijuana. A ballot measure first legalized medical use of marijuana in 1996, but decisions by the state legislature and the governor, in effect, maintained prohibition. Another successful ballot initiative in 2010 established the current medical marijuana program. In 2016, voters rejected a recreational marijuana initiative with 51% against.
Understanding Proposition 208 The Invest in Education Act (Proposition 208) would generate funds for schools by placing a 3.5% income tax surcharge on taxable individual income that is more than $250,000 for a single person (or married person filing separately) or $500,000 for a married couple (or a single person who is a head of household).