Sen. John McComish has been named to Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy Board of Advisors. He was invited to serve on the Institute's Board based on the participation and support he has provided the board over the years.

Sen. John McComish has been named to Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy Board of Advisors. He was invited to serve on the Institute's Board based on the participation and support he has provided the board over the years.

Marvin Morrison, a Gilbert pioneer whose philanthropy and vision played a key role in development, education and planning in the East Valley, died Monday at the age of 83.

Marvin Morrison, one of the pioneers of a region renowned for its mobility, spent his life making his hometown and its neighboring communities the kind of places that residents, businesses and educators would want to invest their assets and themselvs in.

While illegal immigration has overshadowed virtually every issue in Arizona for years, it’s likely that the only universally known number involving Latino issues is 1070 — as in the state’s famous law.

"Which Way Scottsdale?" report by Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University

Marvin Morrison, a Gilbert pioneer whose philanthropy and vision played a key role in development, education and planning in the East Valley, died Monday at the age of 83.

August 12, 2004

Coal is still king in Arizona.

While illegal immigration has overshadowed virtually every issue in Arizona for years, it’s likely that the only universally known number involving Latino issues is 1070 — as in the state’s famous law.

Arizona’s primary election may indicate the tea party is losing some of its influence, public opinion experts said after Tuesday’s vote.

Gilbert is nearing completion of the first phase of a study into whether health care could be a feasible niche market, and experts say so far it looks promising. Town spokesman Greg Svelund said the health care industry is one in which the town would “probably have the most success.”

Mayor Greg Stanton has announced a new city strategy to end homelessness in Phoenix by prioritizing housing for the chronically homeless.

WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said people should not take her attendance at a White House dinner Sunday night as a suggestion that she and President Barack Obama are now “BFFs.”

Valley land preservation advocates are finding effective allies in national and regional conservation organizations working to expand their local presence.

Grady Gammage Jr., guest commentary

WASHINGTON — Arizona earned a D in a national report Wednesday that graded states on their families’ financial security in five broad categories.

As climate change and a growing population make fresh water resources scarcer than ever, a group of experts is coming together for a "Changing Planet Town Hall at Arizona State University: Adapting to Our Water Future." The scientists and public policymakers will discuss how we can develop more sustainable water practices 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Galvin Playhouse, 51 E. 10th St., Tempe.

Arizona State University is producing fewer teachers certified in math and science. The Morrison Institute for Public Policy released a report today that examined trends in ASU performance measures, such as new science and math teachers, that may be affected by a funding measure, Proposition 301, which voters approved five years ago.

Arizona State University is producing fewer teachers certified in math and science. The Morrison Institute for Public Policy released a report today that examined trends in ASU performance measures.

Backers of two competing trust land reform measures disagree about whether the possibility of greater rewards for the Arizona Land Department — and its trust fund for public schools — is worth incurring a certain degree of financial risk.

The high birth rate of Hispanics could turn Arizona politics on its head in less than two decades, a new study is predicting.