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ASU Law School Makes In-Kind Contribution to Goddard Initiative
It appears that Arizona State University may be providing taxpayer funded support to a ballot measure in violation of state law. In conjunction with the far-left National Lawyers Guild, the Sandra Day O’Conner School of Law is hosting a forum on the legal issues of...
Club Urges Legislature to Return Money to Taxpayers
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club in partnership with several other organizations sent a letter to the Governor and members of the Legislature urging them to return any additional revenue generated from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in Washington D.C. The...
Is the City of Tucson in the Business of Selling Insurance?
Every household receives a lot of mail. We rifle through this stack separating it into two piles: the mail we want or must deal with - bills and official notices – and ‘junk mail,’ usually made up of advertisements and promotions from businesses in which we are...
Federal Tax Reform Represents a Big Win for Arizona Taxpayers
Over $175 Million has already been put back into the pockets of AZ taxpayers, with more to come… Now that the dust has settled and Congress has completed the most comprehensive overhaul of the US tax code since 1986, many Arizona taxpayers and business owners are...
Pinal County Scrambling to Deflect Blame for Closure of Swim School
Last month, the Free Enterprise Club chronicled the sad story of the Irwin Family, whose backyard swim school was shut down by an unfair and punitive regulatory process in Pinal County. Following the publishing of the Club’s article, Pinal County has decided to circle...
Sensible Criminal Justice Reforms Could Net Significant Social and Fiscal Returns
The criminal justice system is a complex area of policy development, where the Left and the Right often find themselves standing on surprisingly common ground. Considering public safety is generally the most expensive line item in government, (Maricopa County spends...
Maricopa Association of Governments Agrees: Cities Should Reform Home-Based Business Laws
The Free Enterprise Club and The Goldwater Institute have been investigating cases around Arizona of home-based businesses (HBB) being harassed or shut down by local government. But this isn’t a new issue. In fact, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), an...
Home Based Business Owners Share Regulatory Nightmares
A transforming economy, technological innovation and changes in the workplace have led to an explosion of home based businesses in Arizona. The growth in home based businesses (HBB) and telecommuting has been so pronounced that it is now estimated that 24% of workers...
Our Turn: Phoenix canceled Christmas because a guy handed out cocoa
Today, the Arizona Republic published an op-ed written by Christina Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute and Scot Mussi of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club about the recent decision by Phoenix bureaucrats to shut down a Christmas light display. It is a classic example...
Media Credibility Takes Another Hit with False Ducey Pay Raise Story
In what has to be one of the biggest fake news stories of the year, the local media has decided to target the Ducey administration for pay raises that were provided to members of his staff. According the Arizona Republic, since 2015 Governor Ducey has went on a wild...
2017 Free Market Champion Award Winners Announced
Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Free Enterprise Club announced today the 2017 Free Market Champion Award recipients. The Free Market Champion Award is given to members of the Legislature that demonstrate leadership and a commitment to free market, pro-growth policies in...
Free Enterprise Club Releases Policy Paper on Kansas Tax Experiment
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club released a comprehensive study of the Kansas tax reform experiment, reviewing many of the claims made by opponents of the 2012 tax cuts to determine their accuracy and applicability to income tax reform. Titled “The Kansas Tax...