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Support Additional Choice in AZ by Voting YES on 305
For over two decades Arizona has led the nation in expanding popular school choice options for parents and students in our K-12 system. And the results speak for themselves—over 50% of parents in Arizona are opting to send their child to a school that is NOT their...
Arizona Free Enterprise Club Releases Additional Endorsements
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced three new endorsements for candidates running for the Arizona Legislature. The endorsed candidates represent individuals who align with the organization’s principles and key policy goals. Club President Scot Mussi...
Voters Have Golden Opportunity to End Taxpayer Money for Political Parties
Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat or Independent, it is safe to say most people would be aghast at the idea of their tax dollars being used to fund political parties. Yet that is exactly what the Clean Elections Commission has been permitting for years. In 1998...
Video Service Providers Take on Government Extortion—and WIN
One of the most underreported problems with local government in Arizona is how cities use their almost unfettered permitting, licensing and land use approval powers to exact goodies from businesses and private citizens. Most of the time the person asking for city...
Small Business Owners Speak Out Against Income Tax Increase Initiative
Ron Elwood, chairman of the small business committee opposed to the radical 'Invest in Ed' income tax increase, recently penned an oped explaining his opposition to the measure. Ron Elwood, a Certified Public Accountant and small business...
Complaint Filed Against ‘Outlaw Dirty Money’ Campaign for Circulator Misconduct
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club filed an elections complaint with the Attorney General’s office against the ‘Outlaw Dirty Money’ political committee for potential criminal misconduct. Evidence from multiple independent sources indicate that the committee is...
Free Enterprise Club Announces 2018 Legislative Scorecards
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club released its Legislative Scorecard for both the 2018 session as well as a rolling 2-year snapshot. In preparing the scorecard, the Club conducted a thorough review of all legislative action and key votes taken by lawmakers...
Arizona Free Enterprise Announces 2018 Candidate Endorsements
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced its first slate of candidate endorsements for the 2018 election cycle. The endorsed candidates represent individuals who align with the organization’s principles and key policy goals. Club President Scot Mussi...
Small Businesses Organize Against Income Tax Increase Initiative
A group of Small Business Owners have filed paperwork to oppose the recently filed ballot measure that would dramatically increase income taxes on small employers. The proposed “Invest in Education” initiative would impose a new income tax bracket of 9 percent,...
City of Phoenix Railroading Small Business Owners and Residents in South Mountain Community
When the City of Phoenix was considering the transit sales tax increase in 2015, hidden in the noise of the campaign was a proposed transit project to extend the light rail line along Central Ave. from Washington/Jefferson South to Baseline Rd. Throughout the entire...
Radical Soak the Rich Initiative will Derail Arizona’s Economic Recovery
Looking to exploit the momentum created by the recent school strike, a small coalition of liberal organizations and labor unions have launched a ballot initiative that would permanently damage Arizona’s economy. The proposed “Invest in Education” proposition would...
Arizona Teacher Pay: Separating Fact from Fiction
Last Thursday 50,000 individuals descended on the Arizona Capitol in support of a teacher’s strike; the state’s school districts shut down and turned away roughly 800,000 students. According to the narrative surrounding Arizona’s education system, nearly everyone is...