The higher distributions to schools from the state land trust don’t invade principal, and they have been approved by Congress.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Prop. 301 extension worth celebrating
Extending Prop. 301’s education sales tax though legislative action was a monumental accomplishment, both substantively and politically.
Flake’s thin case against Trump
Flake is trying to make an ideological case against Trump, but his real beef is over behavior.
Teacher walkouts could doom tax increase effort
A strategic eye needs to be on the key to success in increasing teacher pay: GOP voters approving a tax increase at the ballot.
On school safety, it’s time for the grown-ups
A Republican governor in a conservative state proposes a civil procedure to separate the violently mentally ill from their guns. Get it done.
To learn what makes the Valley tick, look at the life of Joe Woods
The key to the Valley success has been providing the space and opportunity for the Joe Woods of the world to make their mark.
Leave judges out of immigration debate
Immigration policy should be decided in Congress, not the courts.
#RedforEd, this should be the plan
There’s a constructive path forward for higher teacher pay that doesn’t involve a teachers strike.
Legislature takes advantage of court’s fee hike loophole
A new “highway safety fee” can be enacted with a simple majority, rather than Prop. 108’s required two-thirds, but only because it has no limit placed on it.
Arizona’s addictive subsidy game
The Legislature preserves one tax dodge while considering opening another.