From forbidding the regulation of smoked weed potency to waving away consititutional spending limits, the details of Prop. 207 are concerning.
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Little reward for Prop. 208’s big gamble
If Prop. 208 passes, Arizona K-12 education system won’t be noticeably different. Marginal gains aren’t worth the risk to Arizona’s economy.
Billions in automatic spending is bad governance
Props 207 and 208 would continue an unhealthy trend of appropriating outside the general fund and the legislative process.
Legal weed initiative contains significant overreaches
Criminal penalties for marijuana use should be eliminated. But the self-dealing in Prop. 207 is hard to swallow.
Prop. 208’s huge economic gamble
The Invest in Ed ballot proposition would give Arizona the ninth highest individual income tax rate in the country. That’s not encouraging company to be joining.
Prop. 105 would accomplish one big thing
While there is much to dislike in Prop. 105, it will stop Phoenix from pouring good money after bad in fixed rail.
Prop. 106 is a useful prod on pension debt
Given how deeply Phoenix’s pension programs are underwater, modest spending restraint to prioritize reducing pension debt is a prudent course.
For school choice supporters, yes is the right vote on Prop. 305
The voucher cap is high enough to probably cover most students who want to attend private schools.
Prop. 126 cuts short a needed discussion about tax reform
And it may do even worse.
Prop. 306 is the wrong Clean Elections reform
Arizona’s dual system of campaign finance enforcement needs to be corrected. But not this way.