The FY 2027 budget is nothing to crow about.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/state-finances-still-on-a-shaky-foundation
Category Archives: State and local
Thoughts from an AI skeptic
Bubble? Did I say bubble?
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/thoughts-from-an-ai-skeptic
The discussion Hobbs doesn’t want to have
Arizona is ripe for a robust debate about state government spending and taxes.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/the-discussion-hobbs-doesnt-want
Why Nixon and not Trump?
Today’s congressional Republicans are missing something in their hearts and souls that Barry Goldwater and John Rhodes had in abundance.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/why-nixon-and-not-trump
Hobbs writes herself into a bind on state budget
What she ultimately signs will probably closely resemble what she vetoed.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/hobbs-writes-herself-into-a-bind
Voting Rights Act: A bad decision with positive consequences for Arizona
Starting with a particular number of majority-minority districts makes it tough to create competitive districts in the balance of the state.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/voting-rights-act-a-bad-decision
A second chance at housing deregulation in Arizona
The alternative of targeted government subsidies doesn’t have the scale to make a material difference.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/a-second-chance-at-housing-deregulation
Kelly and repeal of the federal tuition tax credit: Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons
The federal credit shouldn’t exist. But if it does, Hobbs shouldn’t prevent Arizonans from participating
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/kelly-and-repeal-of-the-federal-tuition
The sorry state of political competition in Arizona
Where are the center-right, problem-solving candidates?
The Political Notebook: Mesnard edition
A wrong Prop. 123 political analysis, single-member state House districts, and parity for independents on the redistricting commission.