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Crony Capitalism Biggest Loser in Apple Deal
In what has become as predictable as summer monsoons in Arizona, another company has filed for bankruptcy after being wooed with millions in taxpayer incentives – the second in Arizona in as many years. GT Advanced Technologies, which relocated to the vacant First...
Club Files Amicus Brief to Stop Unconstitutional Tax Hike
Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the Arizona Supreme Court in Biggs v. Brewer to defend voters and taxpayers from the legislature and the executive attempting to undermine the 2/3rd vote requirement to pass a tax hike at the...
Club Files Public Records Complaint Against Secretary of State
September 23--The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (Club) today filed a public records complaint in Superior Court against the Secretary of State (SOS) to end their stonewalling tactics and require that they turn over records to shed light on why they are targeting the...
Club Poll Shows Ducey Up 6 over Duval, Brnovich with Slight Lead in AG Race
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club today released our latest poll for the general election, focusing on the Governor's and Attorney General Race. The Club’s in depth poll, conducted by the Tarrance Group, shows Doug Ducey opening up a lead over Democrat Fred Duval....
Tesla Deal a Win for Crony Capitalists, a Loser for Taxpayers
Upon hearing the news that Tesla - the electric car company initially funded in large part by government handouts - had decided to build its new battery plant in Nevada instead of Arizona, politicians and so-called job creation experts cited it as another example of...
Club Opposes Billion Dollar Hospital Bond, Tax Hike
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club strongly urges voters in Maricopa County to reject a proposed $935 million hospital bond (over a $1 billion with interest) this November that would raise property taxes and reduce the quantity and quality of health care choices for...
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Free Enterprise Club Responds to IRS-Style Targeting by the Secretary of State
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (the Club) today responded to the baseless accusations from the Arizona Secretary of State’s (SOS) office concerning the Club’s constitutionally protected first amendment rights. These charges, made without any evidence of wrongdoing,...
Phoenix Can’t Afford Stanton’s Light Rail Boondoggle
Metro Light Rail, the slow-moving, unsightly train system that cost $1.4 billion to build in 2008 and costs taxpayers tens of millions in losses each year, may be expanding soon if Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has his way. In fact, his goal is to triple it over the...
Free Enterprise Club July Crony of the Month
How many politicians at the State Capitol can lay claim to the fact that they supported subsidies for Hollywood liberals, tax credits to combat global warming, and voted against more transparency on how are tax dollars are spent? In fact there is only one man who was...
Heap and King Endorsed by the Club
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club PAC today announced the endorsements of Ralph Heap for the Senate and John King for the Arizona State House of Representatives. Both Heap and King are pro-growth Republican candidates running in hotly contested primaries. Ralph Heap...
Free Enterprise Club Releases New Endorsements for AZ House and Senate
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club today announced the endorsement of five candidates for the Arizona State Legislature. The candidates endorsed are Steve Smith, Mark Finchem, Paul Boyer, Dave Farnsworth and Rusty Bowers. All five candidates are pro-growth political...