Arizona has an exciting new opportunity to protect the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, which has made the education dreams of over 102,000 children a reality. But your lawmakers need to hear from you today. Legislative leaders are pursuing an agreement...
Peter Garbow
Arizona Cracks Down on Sex Buyers
PHOENIX — Arizona today became the 8th state in the nation to make buying sex a felony on the first offense, after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed HB2720 into law. The bipartisan measure goes straight at the demand that drives sex trafficking — and puts buyers, not victims,...
A Movement Begins: CAP launches the Renewing Arizona Families Initiative
The Arizona State Capitol Rose Garden was warm on Tuesday morning. The legislators, the pastors, the ministry partners, they all knew the data was going to be sobering. What they did not fully know was how much hope was about to be poured out from that podium. Senate...
NEW REPORT: MARRIAGE IS ARIZONA’S MOST UNDERUSED ANTI-POVERTY TOOL
Renewing Arizona Families: Join Us Tuesday Night Behind every Arizona statistic about poverty, education, and child welfare, there is a quieter story about family. On Tuesday, Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) will release the Renewing Arizona Families report in...
Two Petitions. One Target. Why You Should Decline to Sign Both.
Picture a quiet ESA family in north Phoenix. Their daughter spent three years falling behind in a one-size-fits-all classroom, coming home in tears, convinced she could not learn. Today she attends a small school where teachers know her name, her faith is honored, and...
5th Circuit Halts Biden-Era Mail-Order Abortion Drug Scheme
Federal appeals court orders FDA to restore in-person dispensing safeguards for mifepristone pending appeal PHOENIX — In a significant victory for life and the rule of law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled today that the U.S. Food and Drug...
Supreme Court Decision: The Constitution Sees Citizens, Not Categories
PHOENIX — Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a truth that should never have been controversial: the Constitution sees citizens, not categories. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that Louisiana's congressional map crossed a constitutional line by sorting voters...
Supreme Court: A Unanimous Win for Pregnancy Centers — and the First Amendment
PHOENIX—In a remarkable victory at the Supreme Court today, all nine justices stood together to defend a principle as old as the First Amendment itself: the government does not get to harass people it disagrees with. New Jersey's attorney general targeted First Choice...
Arizona Ranks 35th nationwide for Family Stability, New Study Finds
Government data shows Arizona family structure in crisis, directly ties to higher poverty and crime rates, larger Medicaid and welfare costs PHOENIX – Arizona ranks 35th in the nation for family stability, according to the 2026 Family Structure Index (FSI), a new...
The Tool Arizona Needs to Use
The most underused tool for fighting poverty in Arizona isn't a new program. It's a wedding ring. Recently, Center for Arizona Policy and the Institute for Family Studies released the 2026 Family Structure Index, a national study that ranks Arizona’s family structure...