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Through the Institute and its Civics for Life initiative, we offer an ever-expanding library of online conversations and debates with policymakers, authors, and thought leaders showcasing the wide variety of ideas, questions, and concerns significant to citizens. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute.

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Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana

Event Recorded September 13, 2016  The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, in collaboration with the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, the ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Maricopa County Bar Association, presented the Issues & Answers Forum, featuring credentialed panelists who provided fact-based information for the Regulation and Taxation of…

Four voting booths with American flags and "VOTE" signs are set up in a well-lit room, with sunlight streaming through large windows. People are partially visible casting their votes.

The Role of the Independent Voter and Dark Money in Elections

O’Connor Institute collaborated with NPR local affiliate KJZZ to present this 2014 election season Issues & Answers Forum to a full house. Among the more controversial issues covered was the so-called “Dark Money” and the U.S. Supreme Court’s lift on federal spending limits, as well as the Arizona Supreme Court’s opinion that could diminish the…

Census 2020: Arizona Congressional and Legislative Redistricting

March 5, 2020 | Phoenix, Arizona The O’Connor Institute presented an Issues & Answers Forum on “Census 2020: Arizona Congressional and Legislative Redistricting.” A distinguished panel consisting of Joseph Kanefield (Chief of Staff to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich), Mary O’Grady of Osborn Maledon, and R. Stanton Jones of Arnold Porter in Washington, D.C. shared…

Aerial view of the Colorado River flowing between rocky, tan-colored canyon walls under a clear blue sky. The river's dark blue surface contrasts with the rugged, sunlit desert terrain surrounding it.

Water In Arizona: Past, Present and Future

The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute collaborated with Valley Leadership to present a leading panel of experts to discuss one of Arizona’s most precious and vital resources, water. In addition to the esteemed panelists, U.S. Senator Jon Kyl provided keynote remarks.