Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: 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 stop the flow of weapons into their country. The Mexican government claims that these gun […] PubDate: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:05:53 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: 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 in Arizona, in fact, questions over who controls our limited and most precious resource have […] PubDate: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:58:12 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: 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 North Valley Republicans Club who actively engages in politics and has a strong sense of […] PubDate: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:51:44 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: By Max Mashal. H.B. 2486 and the Bipartisan Push for Magic Mushroom Legislation In January 2023, a bill that would allocate up to $30 million for clinical trials using whole psilocybin mushrooms (colloquially called “magic mushrooms”) was proposed in the Arizona legislature. The bill, known as H.B. 2486, was introduced by Republican Representative Kevin Payne […] PubDate: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:46:57 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: By Ian Balitis. The Arizona Megadrought Ninety percent of the world’s population lives within six and a half miles of a surface freshwater body. This comes as no surprise considering the essential role water plays in human life. Access to drinking water is necessary for human survival. Approximately 98% of electricity production worldwide relies on […] PubDate: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:29:58 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: By Dallas Fox. Arizona’s Past and Current Income Tax System Long is the debate on whether state income tax should be split into different tax brackets, kept at a single flat rate, or eliminated entirely. Prior to former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signing Senate Bill 1828 into law on June 30, 2021, the Arizona state […] PubDate: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:39:26 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: By Evan Ridley. Amidst a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills currently being brought around the nation, Arizona now has multiple bills in the State Senate proposing to restrict drag performances. Since January, State Senators have introduced four separate bills looking to criminalize drag and the showing of drag to minors, as well as restrict when and […] PubDate: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:47:53 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: Dewey Warner “Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come fromelsewhere to save us from ourselves.” Less than three decades after Carl Sagan penned this warning, the responsibility “to preserve and cherish . . . the […] PubDate: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:04:50 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: Arden Rowell and Kenworthey Bilz Pollution control is fundamentally affected by how people evaluate the harm of pollution. In many legal contexts, psychological processes contribute to an intuitive undervaluation of the harms of pollution, particularly where those harms are diffuse in space and time, complex in character, and/or accrue to nonhuman stakeholders. Psychological processes that […] PubDate: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:03:19 +000
Authors:
Matthew Lutz
Abstract: Rhett Larson & Dylan Hendel Colonias are small, generally unincorporated communities of predominantly Hispanic residents located near the U.S./Mexico border that suffer disproportionately from water insecurity associated with inadequate drinking water quality and reliability and flooding risks. Many of the water insecurity challenges facing colonias’ residents stem from inadequacies in water law and environmental law. […] PubDate: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:01:49 +000
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