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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...
Democrats Vote in Lockstep for Higher Taxes and Fees on Arizona Families
Even with a billion-dollar budget surplus and record state revenues, Democrats in the Arizona legislature were united in their cause to raise taxes and fees on hardworking families. How big was their tax hike push? Every Democrat in the State Senate and House voted...
City of Phoenix Wastes Billions on Light Rail & Neglects Shoddy Roads
For years city politicians, developers and contractors have misled voters on the waste and damage created by the multi-billion-dollar expansion of light rail. They have concealed the true cost of light rail from voters in previous transportation measures by tying...
Free Enterprise Club and Buckeye Institute Release Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Arizona
Phoenix, AZ (June 4th)–Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, in collaboration with the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute, released “It Ain’t Easy Being Green: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electric Vehicles in Arizona.” The paper is a comprehensive...