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City of Phoenix Stops Wasting Money on the Arizona League of Cities and Towns
Recently the City of Phoenix did something shockingly out of character. They made a good financial decision. Two weeks ago the city council voted 7-1 to end their membership with the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. The League is an organization that...
Lawmakers Must Act on Conformity Now to Avoid Chaos and Tax Hikes for Arizona Taxpayers
Arizonans have won BIG since Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017. At the end of April of this year, over $215 Million dollars has been returned to taxpayer and rate payer pockets. Raises, utility rate cuts, bonuses and expanded...
Arizona Voters Put a Definitive End to Clean Elections Scheme
The 2018 elections were filled with contentious candidate races and divisive politics. But one issue voters decisively agreed upon was Proposition 306, which ended the practice of publicly-financed candidates using their taxpayer money to enrich their political...
Clean Election System Abuse Continues as Candidates Funnel More Taxpayer Money to the Democrat Party
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission claims they care about keeping special interests out of the political process by providing candidates with taxpayer funds to run for office. But as was discovered in 2016 election cycle, politicians and political operatives know...
Proposition 126 Doesn’t Deserve Voter Approval
Proposition 126 is arguably the most difficult proposition to contend with on the November ballot for conservatives. On the one hand, the initiative shuts the door on a potential tax grab in the future – taxes on services. It creates predictability for...
AZ Free Enterprise Club Announces General Election Endorsements
Phoenix, AZ (October 15th, 2018) – Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced its final slate of endorsements for the General Election. The endorsed candidates represent individuals who align with the organization’s principles and key policy goals. ...
Arizonans Should Retain Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and John Pelander
Since the 1970s, Arizona has appointed judges to the state Supreme Court based upon a merit selection system. An independent body of citizen-appointees recruit, interview, evaluate and select candidates for these higher courts and forward that slate of...
Reaction to Recent Supreme Court Rulings Prove Why Donor Privacy is so Important
If more evidence was needed to support the idea of donor privacy and anonymous speech in elections, the reaction by the left against the ‘Invest in Ed’ and ‘Outlaw Dirty Money’ court rulings should settle it. It’s been two weeks since the Arizona Supreme Court barred...
Prop 207 Includes Hidden $300 Million Conformity Income Tax Hike
The Washington DC Labor Unions financing Proposition 207 told voters that the tax increase on small businesses included in their measure would only be 4.46 percent. Turns out that the actual tax hike will be 98 percent and will give Arizona the 4th highest small...
Arizonans Will Regret Setting Tax Policy at the Ballot Box
By: Tom Patterson Initiatives are a poor way to craft public policy. Voters like them. They jealously guard their right to pass laws directly. But they rarely go to the trouble of informing themselves in any detail, so they’re susceptible to slogans like “clean...
2018 Free Market Champion Award Winners Announced
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced today the 2018 Free Market Champion Award recipients. The Free Market Champion Award is given to members of the Legislature that demonstrate leadership and a commitment...
Income Tax Initiative Would Impose 4th Highest Small Business Tax Rate in Nation
It seems every day more information emerges about the devastating impact the Washington DC financed ‘Invest in Ed’ initiative would have on Arizona taxpayers and small business owners. Recently it was revealed that the proposed measure would repeal the automatic...