Arizona Is Now a High Tax State Thanks to Prop 208
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Julie Gunnigle Wants to Bring Radical Law Enforcement Agenda to Maricopa County
Watching American cities devolve into daily riots and chaos has spooked most voters, even those sympathetic to the idea of police reforms. Recent polling shows that residents in riot-torn cities such as Portland overwhelmingly support a crackdown by police, and that...
Arizona Free Enterprise Club FINAL 2020 General Election Endorsements
We are exactly one week from election day, and with that a reminder of the Club’s 2020 general election endorsements. Our list is similar to our previous release, except the Club does want to highlight that several Judges are being targeted by the left for their...
Welcome to the Twilight Zone: Covid Stimulus Checks to Criminals
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act last spring, the goal was to help families and businesses struggling with layoffs, closures and hardships caused by the pandemic. Yet to no one’s surprise, the multi-trillion-dollar...
Arizona Free Enterprise Announces 2020 General Election Endorsements
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club has released its final slate of endorsements for the 2020 general election cycle. The endorsed candidates represent individuals who align with the organization’s principles and key policy goals. Club President Scot Mussi...
Latest Poll Finds Support for Prop 208 Tax Hike Dropping Below 50 Percent
Phoenix—Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club released our latest survey results for Proposition 208, a statewide ballot measure that would nearly double the state income tax to increase funding for public education. The Data Orbital poll shows that support for the...