Alexander Barouch

By Rob Curl.  In December 2022, Arizona’s Water Infrastructure and Finance Authority (WIFA) unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution in support of a seawater desalination project in Mexico. The proposed plant would be built by Israel-based company IDE Technologies near Puerto…

By Kirk Nguyen.  The city of Phoenix has become a popular destination for domestic migrants. Unfortunately, Phoenix housing is unprepared to support an inundation of transplants. Due to a relatively small supply of homes compared to a sudden influx of…

By Lauren Krumholz.  Bills in the Arizona House and Senate allocate funds to ensure a statewide response to the growing rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in Arizona.  Alzheimer’s Dementia in Arizona In 2020, 150,000 Arizonans over…

By Morgan Sansone.  Those who have recently visited downtown Phoenix have undoubtedly seen several Waymo autonomous vehicles driving and zooming about. For those who are unfamiliar, Waymo is the name of Google’s self-driving car (autonomous vehicle) company. Waymo cars are…

By Sarah Betz.  A Sacred Site Since Time Immemorial Oak Flat, located in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, is a sacred site for many Native American tribes in Arizona. The site has been the epicenter of Western Apache life and spiritual…

By Sophie Haase.  Governor Hobbs’ Recent Executive Order On January 20, 2023, Governor Katie Hobbs issued an executive order mandating the appointment of an Independent Review Commissioner to review and report on the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry’s…

By Emma Marek.  Is cash still king? Or, has a new era of “cashless businesses” dethroned it? Square, a digital payment company, estimates that the number of cashless businesses has doubled in the U.S. since the beginning of the pandemic.…

By Zabric Kline.  On October 10, 2022, the Mexican government filed a lawsuit against multiple Arizona gun retailers. This is one of many actions, both in and outside of the courtroom, that the Mexican government is undertaking in order to…

By Jack Cahill.  For decades, people have flocked to Arizona for our abundant sunshine, resorts, and desert amenities. However, as Arizona has grown substantially, it is clear that our water is not abundant. Water scarcity is not a recent problem…

By Alyannah Buhman.  The first regular session of the 56th Arizona State Legislature opened on January 9th, and House Representative Matt Gress has already proposed a notably progressive bill. Nico Delgado was the bill’s inspiration, a 15-year-old member of the…