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Infrastructure
Arizona’s Urban Desert Miracle

The conversation has become a drought management, when it should be about infrastructure. Water always has been scarcer in the western portion of the United States than it is along the eastern seaboard, but

March 24, 2025 Glenn FarleyZachary Milne
Infrastructure
Highway Detours: The Ongoing Shift of Transportation Dollars

A review of the legislative history surrounding transportation funding in Colorado.

March 20, 2025 Ben Stein
Education
Why Are Public Schools Closing?

Tracking Arizona's Public-School Closures

Housing & Our Community
Housing Affordability in Arizona Quarter 4 2024 Update

The housing market in Arizona remains tight and while homebuilding has picked up recently, the pace of permitting remains too slow and the supply of existing homes too low to bring prices down significantly