“Ultimately, this [bill] will minimize the time spent with DCS [Department of Child Safety] and the number of times a child is moved from home to home, allowing children to learn how to bond with others during the formative years,” writes Senator Nancy Barto...
5 Minutes for Families
Secret Recording? Oh My!
And, now as the world turns, here’s the latest “fake news” story featuring none other than yours truly. The media, Twitter, and school choice opponents erupted this week over a so-called secret recording the Arizona Republic obtained of me speaking to a group of...
Celebrating the Risen Christ
“He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay.” Matthew 28:6 ESV The gospels are filled with incredible words and phrases such as these. In our daily devotions, it is sometimes easy to read such familiar words and simply continue...
Constitutional or Not: Government Targeting Disfavored Speech
“Today, before the United States Supreme Court justices, I argued on behalf of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates that the California law forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortions is unlawful government-compelled expression” stated...
Pregnancy Centers Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Can the state of California force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortions? Next Tuesday, on March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments for National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. The court will decide whether...
Problems to be Solved
Often CAP-supported legislation focuses on solving problems. That is the case with two bills designed to treat private schools fairly, based on real problems encountered by two private schools in Tucson. The two bills, HB 2460 School Sale Equity and HB 2461 School...
Hands Off Our Kids!
“The state has no right to take our children away and to give them experimental drugs” -- Aaron Baer, President of Ohio’s Citizens for Community Values (CCV) and former VP of Communications at Center for Arizona Policy. This week CCV held a press conference denouncing...
Supporting Religious Freedom at the Capitol
Yesterday with a 34-22 vote, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2563, a bill introduced by Representative Paul Boyer and supported by Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). This bill ensures that Free Speech and by extension...
Responding to HB 2586
News media outlets have been promoting recently introduced HB 2586, a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Arizona’s nondiscrimination laws. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations because of a...
Supporting Parental Rights at the State Capitol
This past Wednesday with a 5-2 vote, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee passed SB 1393, a bill introduced by committee chair Sen. Nancy Barto and supported by Center for Arizona Policy (CAP). This bill ensures that in a divorce proceeding the spouse that...