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Arpaio announces bid for AZ Senate seat

Phoenix's KTAR reported that former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tuesday that he would run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Jeff Flake, who will not seek re-election.

“I am running for the U.S. Senate from the great state of Arizona, for one unwavering reason: to support the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump in his mission to make America great again,” Arpaio said in a release.




Poverty & Disability: By the numbers

Reports and Publications

December 2017

David Schlinkert, Alissa Heyer






Lessons and training: Yuma

Reports and Publications

November 2017

David Schlinkert, Francis Pacaja



Updated: Spanish-speaking Latino families and adults with developmental disabilities underwent a two day self-advocacy training in Yuma that encouraged individuals to speak up for themselves and bolstered participants’ psychological empowerment.





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The path forward for PUHSD

Reports and Publications

November 2017

Dan Hunting



Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD) has its roots in Territorial Arizona and has served generations of residents as Phoenix evolved from a dusty agricultural town into the fifth-largest city in the nation.






Arizona's Future Past

Reports and Publications

November 2017

David Berman






Water Security

Reports and Publications

October 2017

Rhett B. Larson






Domestic violence housing

Reports and Publications

October 2017

David Schlinkert






Child Neglect in Arizona: analysis

Reports and Publications

October 2017

Erica Quintana, Jade Sun, Andrea Whitsett, Dan Hunting, Robert Vagi Ph.D., Joseph Garcia, Thomas D. Morton, Melissa Kovacs Ph.D.



This is the third in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system.