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AZ Democrats Complain They Can No Longer Blow Taxpayer Money on Margarita Machines
When voters passed the Citizens Clean Elections Act with 50.1 percent support in 1998, the razor thin margin for passage showed that Arizonans were never that supportive of setting up a bureaucratic system to funnel taxpayer money to politicians to run for...
Arizona Free Enterprise Club Releases Additional Endorsements
Phoenix, AZ (June 26th, 2020) – Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced three new endorsements for the 2020 election. The endorsed candidates represent individuals who align with the organization’s principles and key policy...
Scottsdale Community College Walks Back Actions Violating Academic Freedoms
It is no secret that most universities and colleges across the country are teeming with professors and adjuncts unafraid to insert their liberal biases into their courses and teachings. A survey of 40 leading universities in the country found that Democrat...
Voter Fraud Complaint Upends Push for Universal Vote by Mail in Arizona
An interesting revelation came to light earlier this month that has added fuel to the fire over the debate to implement universal vote by mail in Arizona. Several weeks ago news broke that a complaint had been filed with Attorney General Mark Brnovich outlining...
House Democrats Play Politics With Property Rights
Yesterday, in a very ironic twist of events, Democrats in House Judiciary argued against the very platform they purport to stand for. Criminal justice reform. In an astonishing display of intellectual dishonesty, Democrat members attacked legislation that...
Lawmakers Must Pass Business Protection Bill to Address COVID-19 Liability and Enforcement Concerns
This week the Arizona Legislature lurched back into action, coming together for the first time since March to pass a slate of bills before calling it quits. Normally more action (and bills) at the legislature means bad news for taxpayers, but this time there was a...
Arizona Free Enterprise Announces 2020 Candidate Endorsements
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced its first slate of candidate endorsements for the 2020 election cycle. The endorsed candidates represent individuals who align with the organization’s principles and key policy goals. Club...
Protecting Ourselves From Government Abuse During COVID-19 Pandemic
It is difficult amid the chaos and unpredictability surrounding our Country’s new COVID-19 reality to think about what life will look like when this crisis subsides. Yet it is during the most difficult of challenges when nations decide if they will surrender...
Managing the Coronavirus Crisis While Not Crashing Arizona’s Economy
Entering the second week of forced closures and social distancing to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus, Arizona small business owners and employers are doing their best to cope with the economic shutdown. It appears most in Arizona are following the restrictions...
Arizona Covid19 Update: State Budget and Executive Orders
Amid the chaos of the Covid19 pandemic, Arizona lawmakers have proceeded with conducting the state’s business. Monday March 23rd, the legislature officially passed an $11.8 Billion budget as well as a targeted Coronavirus relief package. They then...
Senator Kyrsten Sinema Pushes for Liberal Wish List in Coronavirus Relief Package
Over the weekend Republicans and Democrats in Washington were working toward an agreement on a Coronavirus relief package to assist businesses and employees being hammered by the economic shutdown. A bipartisan deal was close until at the last second Democrats moved...
HB 2409 Would Exempt Wealthy Investors from Paying Income and Capital Gains Tax
As usual, bad ideas at the legislature just don’t seem to die. Lawmakers are considering legislation to expand the “Angel Investment” Tax Credit Program, a scheme that would dole out millions to wealthy investors to subsidize their risky venture capital investments in...