By Kiera Riley | Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Polling and analysis identify bipartisan policies with big economic returns
- Investment in education, housing, transportation, child care boosts growth
- Report hopes to reframe conversation around policy
A melding of public polling and analysis of potential financial gains revealed a shortlist of issues with both strong voter consensus and high returns on investment.
In a conversation for the Arizona Capitol Times’ Morning Scoop, Center for the Future of Arizona President Sybil Francis and Rounds Consulting Group President Jim Rounds broke down key areas of party overlap and recentered key policy priorities through the lens of state economic growth.
Francis and Rounds found addressing access to child care, dual enrollment, postsecondary attainment, affordable housing and transportation infrastructure could bring the state billions.
The two hope a portrait of both broad swaths of support and benefits to be reaped down the line will stir action by elected officials in the coming years.
