Morrison Institute's Distinguished Fellows Program

The title and role of Distinguished Fellow was created in July 2012 as a way to utilize the institutional knowledge and innovative thinking of Arizona leaders.

Cronkite News reported that former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and two-time former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick joined more than 80 other newly elected House members for freshmen orientation Tuesday, as Democrats prepare to seize control of the lower chamber for the first time in eight years.

The New York Times on Nov. 10 reported on the too-close-to-call Arizona race for the U.S. Senate and other close races, with Democrats making inroads in the traditionaly solid red Republican state. The article read, in part: 

Chamber Business News reported that according to Pew Research Center, 51 percent of registered voters say they are more enthusiastic about voting than usual.

The Sedona Eye reported that the Arizona Community Foundation, Republic Media and Morrison Institute for Public Policy announced five winners in the Water Public Art Challenge, the third philanthropic prize competition offered under the New Arizona Prize banner.

KJZZ reported that in the race for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board, there were 14 non-partisan candidates running for five open seats on the 15-member board. Voter participation for that race doesn’t appear like it was very high.

The votes have been cast, the election is over and the people have spoken. But what does it all mean?

What do the outcomes say about our future as a state and a nation? Are changing demographics being reflected in a changing electorate? And did the historic midterm elections put an end to Arizona's voter crisis?

Election Day is finally here. In that spirit, the Tucson Weekly offered its readers "13 reasons to vote" as a way to combat "Arizona's Voter Crisis," in reference to a recent presentation in Tucson by Morrison Institute's Joseph Garcia regarding a report by the same name:

The Arizona Republic reported that before the harsh reality of the Great Recession soaked in, bold visions of a 40-story skyscraper rivaling downtown Phoenix's Chase Tower was envisioned in Glendale, and in the southwest Valley, Avondale set aside nearly 400 acres of farmland for a dense, walkable development with tall buildings, restaurants, hotels and high-end housing.