Blogs


The Future of Desalination in Arizona
Sarah Porter
March 16, 2017

Is desalination the answer to Arizona’s future water supply challenges?

According to the expert panelists at last week’s Kyl Center for Water Policy Leaders Roundtable, desalinated water is not likely to become Arizona’s next major water supply, but it may become a bigger part of some Arizona communities’ water portfolios.




Bail or Jail?

Reports and Publications

January 2017

Bill Hart



If a person cannot afford to post bail, he/she stays in jail until trial, which can be costly to all sides.






Documents

Academy program and presentations

DAY 1
1. Arizona Legislative Academy Program
2. Arizona Economy




KTAR: Morrison Institute, DCS team up to address child neglect, prevention

KTAR News reported on Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the Arizona Department of Child Safety teaming up on a three-year project for research and analysis on neglect assessment and prevention policies for Arizona children.




Viewpoints: The plan to prevent Arizona child neglect

Child neglect is less visible than child abuse. But it’s a similarly dangerous type of child maltreatment in that the resulting negative outcomes too often last a lifetime.

About 70 percent of all reports made to the Department of Child Safety hotline concern neglect. Nearly 80 percent of the cases in which Arizona children are removed from their home cite neglect as one of the reasons.




The ‘Neglect of Neglect’

Reports and Publications

December 2016

Erica Quintana, Bill Hart, Kelly Megahan



Spotlight on Arizona’s Kids



As part of a three-year project, this is the first in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system.






Understanding Arizona’s Propositions: 205 / 206

Reports and Publications

September 2016

David R. Berman



Morrison Institute for Public Policy Senior Research Fellow David R. Berman lists the pro & con arguments related to:



Proposition 205, the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, which would legalize marijuana for recreational use by people aged 21 and older.






Time for a Plan

Reports and Publications

June 2016

Erica S. McFadden, Ph.D.




The 108th Arizona Town Hall: Arizona & Mexico

The 108th Arizona Town Hall, (http://www.aztownhall.org/Arizona_Mexico/) which convened at Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson in April 2016, developed consensus on the topic of “Arizona & Mexico.” The full text of these recommendations is contained in this final report.




Understanding Arizona's Propositions: 2016

Presentations

May 2016

Dan Hunting, Thom Reilly

Brief Analysis of Proposition 123



The decision about how to vote on Proposition 123 hinges on complex issues of education and state trust land finances. Morrison Institute has assembled a guide to some of the most important points to consider before you complete your ballot.