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SB1212 Shark Tank Bill Subsidizes Risk for Wealthy Investors
There is much discussion among lawmakers and the Governor this year about how we will prioritize the many needs of the state. Education – all day kindergarten, universities, and k-12 – all want a piece. Then there are the requirements of the State to back fill the...
“Policy Matters” Debunks Phoenix Mayor’s Claims
Mayor Greg Stanton claims that the City of Phoenix is beating the competition in attracting new businesses and jobs because of targeted tax subsidies and social progressive policies. The Club debunks these claims and shows that any credit for job growth in Phoenix...
House Bill 2156 Looks to Carve Out Opposition to Transportation Tax Increase
The Club recently shed light on the effort in Pinal County to ask voters to approve an additional half-cent transportation tax increase on top of the current transit tax. Following a series of State Auditor General reports, the existing tax—which dates back to the...
Media gets Burned by Bogus “Election Integrity” Study
While most people were enjoying the holidays with their family late last month, the local media was trumpeting a story declaring that Arizona has the lowest election integrity in the nation: "Arizona was ranked worst in the country for electoral integrity in a recent...
Governor Ducey Launches Regulatory Rollback Initiative
Yesterday Governor Ducey gave his much anticipated State of the State speech, outlining his policy and budget agenda for this year. One of the better initiatives announced is a new program to identify and eliminate job-killing regulations. Deemed the “Regulatory...
Time for the Trump Administration to Decommission The Clean Power Plan
President Obama’s legacy is littered with sweeping Executive Orders, unprecedented levels of federal government expansion and the diminishment of state primacy. However, as the President prepares to vacate the White House, many of his hallmark policies face a...
The Harmful Effects of Prop 206 Begin to Sink In
It has only been a month and the recently approved minimum wage initiative, Proposition 206, is already inflicting permanent damage on Arizona’s Economy, hardworking taxpayers and our most vulnerable and needy residents. Similar to previous proposals, Prop 206 was...
After Obamacare Repeal: What Replacement May Look Like from Washington
Amid some discussion by Republican leaders to thwart President-Elect Trump from moving to completely repeal Obamacare, it is clear Republicans must have a definitive plan to not just repeal, but replace the current disastrous healthcare law. And at this point, with...
Republican Establishment Fighting to Save Obamacare
Voters be warned: Establishment insiders are already fighting to save Obamacare. The election is a week old, and reports are already surfacing of backroom meetings by Republicans to convince the Trump administration to scrap repeal and only make cosmetic changes to...
Voters Reject More City Taxes
Presidential candidates did not discourage Peoria and Mesa voters from filling out their down ballots. Both cities had proposed 0.4 percent sales tax increases which were handedly defeated last Tuesday. Peoria’s “Forever Tax” Proponents of Peoria’s Proposition 400,...
Clean Elections System Being Used to Fund State Democratic Party
There are already multiple reasons as to why the Arizona’s “Clean Elections” system should be scrapped, but now we can add another abuse to the list—the government program is being used to fund political parties. This funding loophole was discovered while reviewing...
City of Peoria Can’t Get Enough Money from Taxpayers
Add Peoria to the list of local governments asking their residents for a massive tax increase in November. Next month, voters will get to decide whether to approve a multi-million dollar sales tax increase to fund a compilation of questionable infrastructure projects....