Biggs’ attempt to deprive McCarthy of the speakership is obtuse regarding the lesson of the 2022 election.
Category Archives: State and local
Abortion special session would be a mistake
Hard to think of a worst way for Hobbs to gauge whether there is space for bipartisan deal-making with a GOP-controlled legislature.
Kelli Ward is a problem, but not the problem
Improving political prospects for pragmatic conservatives doesn’t start with the state Republican Party apparatus.
Prop. 132 proponents and opponents may want to switch sides
The measure may do more to deter tax cuts than tax increases.
Election denialism is far from the whole of the issue
Trump attempted to stay in power despite losing the election. Virtually all Republicans running in Arizona participated in, condoned, or say they would have participated in the plot.
What was missing from Sinema’s speech to the McConnell Center
The political left going nuts over an exchange of compliments between her and McConnell illuminates the real obstacle to more civil discourse and bipartisan governance.
The Political Notebook 10.10.22
Masters unjustifiably smears the U.S. military, including the top brass. Kelly’s comments about inflation raise serious questions about his grasp of the issue.
The Political Notebook 9.30.22
Referendum failure dramatically changes the politics of private school vouchers. The attorney general should have a nondiscretionary duty to defend duly enacted state laws.
Let competition in AZ higher ed rip
ASU getting into the associate degree business should trigger a lifting of all restrictions on community colleges offering four-year degrees.
Allowing legislators to keep audit secrets
The Arizona Supreme Court decreed that a judge-invented legislative privilege supersedes a public records law promising an “accurate knowledge” of the origins and operations of Fann’s misbegotten election audit.