Blogs




Arizona's Economic Development Landscape: Charting a Unified Course

Reports and Publications

November 2012

Ken Western






Arizona's Emerging Latino Vote

Reports and Publications

August 2012

Bill Hart, Eric Hedberg




AZ public schools jeopardized by diverting funds to private ones
Erica McFadden
May 31, 2013

A recent Merrill/Morrison Poll conducted with 488 Arizona adults found that 97 percent of voters view a top-quality public education as important to Arizona’s future, yet 74 percent said the state Legislature underfunds public education and seven in 10 oppose shifting funds from public schools to parochial, private and charter schools.




Dropped? Latino Education and Arizona's Economic Future

Reports and Publications

April 2012

Bill Hart, CJ Eisenbarth Hager




Population Change in Arizona, Texas and the United States: Implications for Education and Economic Development

Presentations
April 2012
Dr. Steve Murdock

Changing demographics presentation by Dr. Steve Murdock of Rice University at April 27, 2012 forum for new report, "Dropped? Latino Education and Arizona's Economic Future."




Presentation for "Dropped?" Report

Presentations

April 2012

Bill Hart



"Dropped? Latino Education and Arizona's Economic Future" originally presented in Powerpoint April 27, 2012 in Phoenix by Morrison Institute for Public Policy Senior Policy Analyst Bill Hart.




Arizona Directions 2012

Reports and Publications

November 2011

Andrea Whitsett






Watering the Sun Corridor: Managing Arizona's Megapolitan Area

Reports and Publications

August 2011

Grady Gammage Jr, Monica Stigler, Susan Clark-Johnson, William Hart






To Learn and Earn: Arizonans’ Experiences Competing in the Race for Good Jobs

Reports and Publications

July 2011

Nancy Welch, William Hart, Judie Scalise, Richard Toon, C.J. Eisenbarth Hager, Joseph Garcia, Monica Stigler, Andrea Whitsett




Kicking sand in the face of Arizona's down and out
Joseph Garcia
June 14, 2011

When Senate Majority Whip Steve Pierce glibly opened Monday’s reconvened special session by explaining away his notable absence Friday with his day-at-the-beach soliloquy, it was apparent this day – like any other day – would be anything but for Arizona’s unemployed.