Monthly Archives: May 2015

The full story on state spending

Since 2000, there’s been $1.2 billion a year in increased spending occur outside the general fund.

County finances were hit as hard by the recession as those of any level of government, yet today they are exceptionally strong.

Real question is what lessons from the war can be applied to the fight against Islamic State?

Given Arpaio’s retaliatory proclivities, who is going fund a campaign against him?

Although I disagree with them, I don’t think their public advocacy should be constrained by picayune restrictions.

Some caution is in order before abandoning broken-windows policing and incapacitation sentencing.

There are no big personalities in Arizona’s delegation, but lots of interesting voting patterns.

Obama’s claim to superior negotiating skills is unconvincing and doesn’t contribute much to the debate.

As Bush’s bad week illustrated, foreign policy might not be such a GOP advantage for 2016.

Diane Douglas won the election and has all of the superintendent’s authority, including over the staff of the Board of Education.