Category Archives: State and local

Sinema can’t protect Medicare through inaction

The Medicare hospitalization trust fund runs out of reserves in 2026. If nothing is done, that means big benefit cuts.

Padding the job with political pursuits results in the neglect of making tough decisions about policies for sound and sustainable city governance.

The voucher cap is high enough to probably cover most students who want to attend private schools.

And it may do even worse.

In Arizona and around the country, Democrats are pummeling Republicans on health care. And Republicans are trying to change the subject.

Arizona’s dual system of campaign finance enforcement needs to be corrected. But not this way.

The economic studies by both sides are nonsense. But there are less risky ways to increase the use of renewable energy.

Ducey doesn’t need one to win. But without one, he has no mandate regardless of how big he wins.

There are no such things as “permanent” and “sustainable” funding sources for anything.

The contracting model for charter schools isn’t being accepted, or understood.