The Arizona Free Enterprise Club

Arizona Is Now a High Tax State Thanks to Prop 208

by admin | January 25, 2021 | News and Updates, Tax | 0 Comments

Do you remember when people were flocking to Arizona? When new employers, entrepreneurs, and families found our state attractive because of its low taxes? It wasn’t that long ago. Here’s just one example from 2019, when the state’s top marginal tax rate was 4.50%— one...

Backers of the Corp Comm Green New Deal Think That Legislators Are Too Stupid to Handle Energy Policy

by admin | January 20, 2021 | Free Market, News and Updates | 0 Comments

Supporters of the Arizona Corporation Commission’s plan to impose the Green New Deal and ban all fossil fuels are up in arms this week. The reason? The legislature has decided to exert their constitutional authority and make it clear that they are in charge of setting...

Prop 208 Voters Were Deceived—Now Small Businesses Are Paying the Price

by admin | January 14, 2021 | News and Updates, Tax | 0 Comments

They said it wouldn’t happen. They said that Proposition 208 wouldn’t affect the Arizona economy or small businesses. But here we are, just two weeks into the new year, and small businesses are already seeing the effects of a disastrous income tax increase. How could...

Corporation Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson Turns Her Back on Voters for Power and Control

by admin | January 11, 2021 | Elections, News and Updates | 0 Comments

Lea Márquez Peterson was elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission this past November, running as a Republican. But it didn’t take long before she threw the 1.4 million people who voted for her completely under the bus. Earlier this week, in a surprise move,...

The Game Has Changed For The Education Debate in Arizona

by admin | December 21, 2020 | Misc, News and Updates | 0 Comments

The narrative around education funding in Arizona has been dominated by the K-12 establishment, teachers’ unions, and their cheerleaders in the mainstream media. For years they have told the public, despite billions in new education funding pouring in the past...

Addressing Election Integrity in Arizona for 2020 and Beyond

by admin | December 4, 2020 | Elections, News and Updates | 0 Comments

Fresh off the heels of a ten-hour public forum in which several Arizona lawmakers and President Trump’s legal team—led by attorney Rudy Giuliani—discussed potential irregularities and fraud with the Presidential election results, State leadership is facing extreme...

Most States Reject Higher Taxes at the Ballot Box; Arizona is the Lone Exception

by admin | November 11, 2020 | Elections, News and Updates, Tax | 0 Comments

While public attention has been on the highly charged speculations of the Presidential race, voters in 17 states throughout the country were asked to vote on a variety of tax measures at the ballot box. The results of these measures were fascinating to say the least,...

Arizona Is Now a High Tax State Thanks to Prop 208

by admin | January 25, 2021 | News and Updates, Tax | 0 Comments

Do you remember when people were flocking to Arizona? When new employers, entrepreneurs, and families found our state attractive because of its low taxes? It wasn’t that long ago. Here’s just one example from 2019, when the state’s top marginal tax rate was 4.50%— one...

Backers of the Corp Comm Green New Deal Think That Legislators Are Too Stupid to Handle Energy Policy

by admin | January 20, 2021 | Free Market, News and Updates | 0 Comments

Supporters of the Arizona Corporation Commission’s plan to impose the Green New Deal and ban all fossil fuels are up in arms this week. The reason? The legislature has decided to exert their constitutional authority and make it clear that they are in charge of setting...

Prop 208 Voters Were Deceived—Now Small Businesses Are Paying the Price

by admin | January 14, 2021 | News and Updates, Tax | 0 Comments

They said it wouldn’t happen. They said that Proposition 208 wouldn’t affect the Arizona economy or small businesses. But here we are, just two weeks into the new year, and small businesses are already seeing the effects of a disastrous income tax increase. How could...

Corporation Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson Turns Her Back on Voters for Power and Control

by admin | January 11, 2021 | Elections, News and Updates | 0 Comments

Lea Márquez Peterson was elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission this past November, running as a Republican. But it didn’t take long before she threw the 1.4 million people who voted for her completely under the bus. Earlier this week, in a surprise move,...

The Game Has Changed For The Education Debate in Arizona

by admin | December 21, 2020 | Misc, News and Updates | 0 Comments

The narrative around education funding in Arizona has been dominated by the K-12 establishment, teachers’ unions, and their cheerleaders in the mainstream media. For years they have told the public, despite billions in new education funding pouring in the past...

Addressing Election Integrity in Arizona for 2020 and Beyond

by admin | December 4, 2020 | Elections, News and Updates | 0 Comments

Fresh off the heels of a ten-hour public forum in which several Arizona lawmakers and President Trump’s legal team—led by attorney Rudy Giuliani—discussed potential irregularities and fraud with the Presidential election results, State leadership is facing extreme...

Most States Reject Higher Taxes at the Ballot Box; Arizona is the Lone Exception

by admin | November 11, 2020 | Elections, News and Updates, Tax | 0 Comments

While public attention has been on the highly charged speculations of the Presidential race, voters in 17 states throughout the country were asked to vote on a variety of tax measures at the ballot box. The results of these measures were fascinating to say the least,...

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WHAT WE DO

For over a decade, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club has been the only organization in the state dedicated to advancing pro-growth, limited government policies in Arizona. Through active lobbying and advocacy at the state capitol, our mission of promoting economic freedom and a vibrant Arizona economy has led to several policy victories, including substantial income tax cuts, regulatory rollback to promote entrepreneurial growth and protection of our property rights and free speech. Additionally, the Club is the leader among free market organizations in realizing that substantial policy gains require taking on the establishment and supporting free market outsiders. Along with our Freedom Club PAC, we’ve been successful in identifying, recruiting and supporting limited government candidates that share our principled ideals.

WHAT WE DO

For over a decade, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club has been the only organization in the state dedicated to advancing pro-growth, limited government policies in Arizona. Through active lobbying and advocacy at the state capitol, our mission of promoting economic freedom and a vibrant Arizona economy has led to several policy victories, including substantial income tax cuts, regulatory rollback to promote entrepreneurial growth and protection of our property rights and free speech. Additionally, the Club is the leader among free market organizations in realizing that substantial policy gains require taking on the establishment and supporting free market outsiders. Along with our Freedom Club PAC, we’ve been successful in identifying, recruiting and supporting limited government candidates that share our principled ideals.

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