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Liberal Groups File Election Initiative to Increase Voter Fraud and Taxpayer Subsidies for Political Campaigns
For years liberal groups have aimed to unravel basic election integrity practices in the state of Arizona. From repealing ballot harvesting to pushing for same day voter registration – the goal is a California-style free for all where anything goes. Even...
$700 Million and Growing: Arizona Enjoying Another Huge Budget Surplus
The Joint Budget Legislative Committee released their October Fiscal Update, and it was more good news for the state budget coffers. September tax receipts were $120 Million above the adopted budget forecast, an 8.7% increase over the prior year. The explosion in tax...
Donor Harassment Initiative Looking to Qualify for 2020 Ballot
After failing last year to qualify a measure forcing disclosure of contributions to non-profit organizations and eliminating donor privacy, Terry Goddard is back peddling a revised iteration of “Outlaw Dirty Money.” This time dubbed “The Voters Right to Know...
Phoenix City Council Considers Forcing Ridesharers to Subsidize Sky Harbor Train
The City of Phoenix is addicted to wasting millions of dollars on antiquated train systems. So much so that they are constantly looking for more people to subsidize the ever-growing and inevitable rising costs. Their new target? Phoenix Sky Harbor patrons...
California Labor Groups File AZ Ballot Initiative to Unionize Hospital Workers
After the Arizona Free Enterprise Club successfully advocated for initiative reform to crack down on circulator fraud and abuse, groups have been manically organizing to file their ballot initiatives before the new law took effect August 27th 2019. Just eking in on...
Ballot Measure Looking to Bring Back Ballot Harvesting to Arizona
Frustrated by efforts to reduce election fraud and initiative abuse, a coalition led by a petition gathering firm and several Democrat operatives have decided to run an initiative. Dubbed the “Democracy and Accountability Act,” their proposed ballot measure would roll...
Proposal to Increase Property and Sales Taxes Would Derail Arizona’s Economic Boom
Arizona’s economy has been on fire. In just the last year the Grand Canyon state has created 75,000 jobs and Maricopa county leads the nation in population growth. The state is more productive than ever too. Arizona now ranks third fastest growing GDP in...
Pro-Light Rail Comedian Beclowns Himself in Attempt to Downplay Cost of South Phoenix Rail Project
It has been interesting to watch supporters of light rail try to explain away its exploding cost and how projects such as the South Phoenix extension have turned into reckless boondoggles for taxpayers. As has been reported by multiple news outlets, the cost for South...
Superintendent Hoffman Plays Politics with AZ Kid’s Education
It is no secret that Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman is no fan of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. Throughout the 2018 campaign season, Hoffman was on record taking hostile positions against the school choice...
Light Rail Economic Development Claims by Valley Metro Fall Flat
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club has released a study examining the speculative claims made by Valley Metro that light rail has spurred $11 Billion in economic development. Authored by transportation policy expert Randal O’Toole, “Valley Metro Light Rail...
Cost for South Phoenix Light Rail Explodes to $1.35 BILLION Dollars
Yesterday when the City of Phoenix and Valley Metro announced that they had received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the South Phoenix light rail extension, they did not disclose to taxpayers that the projected cost to build the line has...
Phoenix Proposition 106 Will Help Fix the Phoenix Pension Crisis
The City of Phoenix has been living beyond their means for way too long. Their fiscal irresponsibility has led to a crushing $5.7 Billion in unfunded pension debt and no real plan on how to pay it off or honor their commitments to current or future retirees. The...