Despite claims, there are too many wishes and prayers to declare the state budget structurally balanced.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Redistricting scrum in the offing?
Supreme Court justices didn’t laugh at the claim by legislators that they get to draw congressional district maps.
A bad deal with Iran may be better than no deal
Despite Netanyahu, a bid for time with a bad deal may be the best option regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
Ducey sneaks in his wait-list proposal
A change this fundamental, including getting the state into the loan guarantee business, shouldn’t be enacted through a footnote.
Salmon goes round a tea-party bend
The impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security wasn’t a test of political fortitude. It was a test of political intelligence.
Try not to worry about Valley’s housing industry
The Valley’s economy isn’t driven by housing and it will recover when it recovers.
Stanton’s budget misdirection
Rather than confronting a structural deficit, the mayor sends out a happy-face press release.
Phoenix transit tax bad for education
K-12 education should get first dibs on a sales tax increase.