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School Choice Is Now the Civil Rights Issue of Our Generation
While solutions to move learning online seem simple, the reality has been much different. Just ask students of color and low-income parents and children.
Good Election Integrity Reforms in Arizona Must Focus on These Four Key Areas
Election integrity should be a top priority at the legislature. But success will not be measured by the volume of bills that get passed, but by their quality.
Bill to Provide Handouts to Investors and Insurance Companies Returns to the Legislature
Because bad ideas never die as long as there are lobbyists hired to push them, this year the Low Income Housing Tax Credit bill is back again.
Emergency Orders Are Being Abused Across Arizona—It’s Time for the Legislature to Act
Government officials in cities and counties across Arizona are using emergency orders to beat up on local citizens.
Arizona Is Now a High Tax State Thanks to Prop 208
It wasn’t that long ago when Arizona’s top marginal tax rate was one of the most competitive in the country! But all of that changed thanks to Proposition 208.
Backers of the Corp Comm Green New Deal Think That Legislators Are Too Stupid to Handle Energy Policy
Several interest groups and Green New Deal activists have coalesced around one argument: legislators aren’t smart enough to handle energy policy.
Prop 208 Voters Were Deceived—Now Small Businesses Are Paying the Price
They said that Proposition 208 wouldn’t affect the Arizona economy or small businesses. But small businesses are already seeing the effects.
Corporation Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson Turns Her Back on Voters for Power and Control
In a surprise move, Lea Márquez Peterson voted for herself to serve as chair of the five-member commission. Who do you think voted with her?
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...