Over the past year, it has been our honor to work with the David Wright House in Arcadia and its supporters throughout the community. Together, we have worked to preserve and restore the House, celebrate the last residential masterpiece designed by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, and inspire the next generation of artists and architects…
DetailsBy: Robert Johnson and Paul Bentz From the Arizona Republic: Campaign consultants: Voters upended conventional wisdom in this week’s school bond and override elections. Voters in two Valley school districts taught us a lesson on Election Day this week, upending conventional wisdom about early ballots and reminding us again that every vote really does count.…
DetailsThere is a very interesting article in the Washington Post regarding group dynamics and political perception. It focuses on the “Majority Illusion” and how the global perception of an issue can be dictated by how the individual believes other people feel about it. Author Kevin Schaul summarizes, “…our flawed perception of some networks that relies…
Details“We believe the home is the embodiment of Arizona exceptionalism. It is part of what makes Phoenix a uniquely American experience.†– Former Phoenix Mayors Terry Goddard, Paul Johnson, Skip Rimsza, Phil Gordon Sometimes it’s hard to look past the daily struggles and disagreements of modern discourse to recognize when bigger things are at work.…
DetailsSince 1999, HighGround has been a presence on Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row and has been a part of its transformational development over the past decade and a half. Our President & CEO Chuck Coughlin moved the company to its historic house on 4th Avenue and Roosevelt and has since invested time, money and support to helping…
DetailsBy: Drew Sexton I vividly remember my first weekend as a new student at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus in 2008, and not just because of the 110-degree temperatures during move-in day. As proud as I was to be a Sun Devil at the brand new CronkiteSchool, the urban environment I was exploring paled in…
DetailsThere has been much discussion over the past month regarding Governor Doug Ducey’s plan to use State Land Trust money to increase funding for K-12 education. We’ve written about the Governor’s plan and believe it is a good first step to addressing our state’s lack of education funding. It is important to remember, however, that…
DetailsOur team at HighGround is proud of the work we’ve accomplished over the past 20 years, taking on the tough policy challenges and working to build an Arizona that everyone can be proud of. It takes dedication to the state, an eagerness to find solutions and a constant positive energy to overcome obstacles and “make…
DetailsIn reading a New York Times guest editorial earlier this week by Gar Alperovitz and Thomas Hanna, one could make a case that for the sake of our public institutions, K-12 schools, and higher education, both Governor Doug Ducey and State Treasurer Jeff DeWit are correct. Our State Land Trust should be protected to serve…
DetailsArizona’s Summers are Hot enough – We Don’t Need Overheated Rhetoric! The Bloviator-in-Chief, Donald Trump, is coming to town this weekend to bathe Arizonans in his overheated rhetoric which only speaks to about a third of the Republican Primary voting electorate. The media, however, is playing along with the Manhattan-based carnival act and even the…
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