Ducey has a better track record on education funding than he is given credit for. But some of his recent ideas need a lot of work.
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Sinema, Kelly bipartisan claims to be put to the test
Democrats will expect Sinema and Kelly to support the Biden agenda, even in the face of unified Republican opposition. That would run counter to the successful political personas they have crafted at home.
Ducey set up Arizona for a post-COVID rebound
In his State of the State address, Ducey was vague about a post-vaccination world agenda. But his management of the pandemic has given Arizona broader, more immediate options than other states.
Pass a status-quo budget and adjourn until May
There are significant, and unnecessary, risks in attempting a normal legislative session during a period of high COVID transmission.
Remember the GOP reps who tried to keep our votes from counting
Biggs, Gosar and Lesko tried to throw out the votes of 3.4 million Arizonans as part of a plot to keep Trump in power.
Reform big tech through legislation, not litigation
Antitrust lawsuits, such as Arizona Attorney General Mark Bronovich has joined against Facebook and Google, take forever. And they revolve around the wrong questions, to be answered by the wrong people.
Managing from spike to vaccination without a shutdown
Low-skilled workers and small business shouldn’t suffer a hugely disproportionate burden for uncertain gains.
After Trump, what does it mean to be a Republican?
The only core left to Trump’s Republican Party is the raw pursuit of power, irrespective of how dishonorable the means.
APS’s brazen shift of risk and cost to ratepayers
From tribal post-coal transition financial assistance to new renewable energy generation, APS wants to stick captive ratepayers with the tab.
The fate of Prop. 208 may be up to legislators
The Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit will probably invalidate parts of Prop. 208, but not its income tax surcharge on the wealthy.