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The Hypocrisy of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission
As many will recall, last month Governor Ducey announced in an executive order a prohibition on state agencies using taxpayer money to hire contract lobbyists. Now it appears that the publicly funded Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) is asking for a special...
Trial Attorneys Take Aim at Arizona’s Small Businesses
Small businesses in Arizona are under siege as of late, enduring a slew of Americans Disability Act (ADA) lawsuits brought on by trial attorney sharks and serial plaintiffs. The ADA is a relatively new civil liberties law which requires businesses make “reasonable...
Initiative to Cap Hospital Executive Pay Qualifies for the Ballot
The streets have been flooded this summer with California-bred, Big Union ballot initiatives. Although we celebrated a big win when the disastrous “Clean Elections” initiative failed to gather enough signatures, two others were filed at the deadline: the Minimum Wage...
Club Releases Joint Op-ed on Arizona’s Economic Prospects
Over the weekend, Free Enterprise Club President Scot Mussi and Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow Steve Moore published an op-ed responding to the misleading "Job Creation Progress Meter" being touted by the Arizona Commerce Authority. Judging by the cherry picked...
Obama’s New Overtime Rule
Employer-employee freedom is under constant attack by the Federal Government. Sweeping policy demands such as mandatory paid sick leave, the “fight for $15” minimum wage hike, and byzantine new health care requirements are a few examples of the threats facing...
Professional Lobbyists Lose State Contracts, Tax Payers Win
In a move that sent shockwaves through the political class, Governor Ducey announced last week he would terminate all state agencies’ contracts with professional lobbyists by executive order. Although there has been much balking by government agencies and the...
Picking Winners and Losers: Zenefits Cont…
The 2016 legislative session included ongoing debates about the effectiveness of the Arizona Commerce Authority. Following a challenging Auditor General report and sunset review in the fall, the ACA pursued a renewal of their agency. Skeptical lawmakers opted for...
Club Releases Second Slate of Candidate Endorsements
Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Free Enterprise Club PAC today has released their second slate of candidate endorsements for Arizona legislative races. After a series of interviews of candidates running for Arizona State House and Senate, The Club PAC has identified several...
Occupational Licensing Depresses The Right to Earn a Living
Over the past 50 years there has been a gradual regulatory encroachment. This has had the effect of stifling competition, discouraging entrepreneurial endeavors, and keeping many people out of the labor market. It might sound like the expansion of federal agencies...
Club Releases First Round of Candidate Endorsements
Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Free Enterprise Club PAC today has released their first slate of candidate endorsements for Arizona legislative races. After a series of interviews of candidates running for Arizona State House and Senate, The Club PAC has identified...
Voters Are Opposed to Funding “Clean Elections” Bureaucracy
The “Open and Honest” elections ballot initiative is overwhelmingly unpopular with voters when they learn that not only does the initiative fund politicians’ campaigns with taxpayer money, but also support a state bureaucracy to run the program. According to the...
Minimum Wage Initiative a Ploy to Unionize Workers
Currently there is a massive effort underway to get several “California-style” initiatives on the ballot in November. The Club encourages anyone approached on the street by one of these petition carriers to “decline to sign.” One of the initiatives likely to get the...