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State of Our State 2019: Rural Arizona Now
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Summary of State of Our State 2019: Rural Arizona Now
By Kira Olsen-Medina
December 23, 2019
According to Melissa Kovacs, associate director for research at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, data from Morrison’s recent statewide poll corroborated results from another recent study, which found most people incorrectly categorized themselves on a rural/urban self-report. Meaning, based on how the federal government defines "rural" and "urban" communities, most people misclassify where they live.
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2019 State of Our State
November 25, 2019
Rural Arizona Now
Monday, November 25, 2019
Registration and networking: 9:30 a.m.
Program: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Phoenix Airport Marriott
1101 N. 44th St., Phoenix, AZ 85008
- Rural Arizona leaders share what makes their communities thrive, the solutions that will make them even better and why it matters to you. Speakers address state and local governance, resource allocation, our changing electorate and the intersection of rural and urban economies.
- Morrison Institute experts release exclusive statewide polling data and bust myths about rural Arizona.
- ASU President Michael Crow offers insight.
State of Our State 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Phoenix Airport Marriott
Rural Arizona Now
Remarks presented by Michael M. Crow, president, Arizona State University, Andrea Whitsett, director, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Jonathan Koppell, dean, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. Melissa Kovacs, associate director for research, Morrison Institute for Public Policy presents current research highlights including the new 2019 poll findings.
Morrison Institute honors the new Distinguished Fellows presented by Mary Pahissa Upchurch, Morrison Institute board chair.
Honorees:
Diana “Dede” Yazzie Devine, CEO, Native American Connections
Grady Gammage Jr., founder, Gammage & Burnham
The Panels
Panel: Who Gets It and How Much? Power, Government and Fiscal Resources
Moderator:
Lisa Urias, managing partner, CoNecs North America, and executive board member at ASU Morrison Institute
Panelists:
Amanda Aguirre, president & CEO of the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., Kimber Lanning, founder and executive director of Local First Arizona Foundation, Traci Morris, director of the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) at ASU, Steve Seleznow, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Community Foundation, and Keith Watkins, senior vice president of Rural and Economic Development for the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
Panel: How Can We Build Healthy Rural Economies?
Moderator:
Sarah Porter, director, Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute
Panelists:
Liz Archuleta, Coconino County supervisor, Mila Besich, mayor, Town of Superior, Bruce Bracker, Supervisor – 3rd District, Santa Cruz County, Jason Whiting, Navajo County supervisor, Jane Russell Winiecki, chair, Yavapai-Apache Nation
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From the Office of the President of Arizona State University
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Morrison Institute's State of Our State event as presented by Sarah Spencer, graphic reporter.
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