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Category Archives: State and local
Sinema, Haley, and the end of hope
At least for this election cycle.
Hobbs, GOP lawmakers, and illegal immigration
The lack of space to discuss what is reasonable and unreasonable for the state to do is another indication of how broken our political system has become.
Refer a simple, clean, permanent state trust distribution formula
Prop. 123’s expiration may be the scene of a train wreck in school finance.
Can’t anybody in Congress play the game of governing?
MAGA Republicans dismiss a rare opportunity to improve order at the border. Biden throws a wild pitch with a log-rolling supplemental.
The Political Notebook 1.31.2024
MAGA legislative hits and misses: per-mile taxes, DEI training, ESG investing, banks and politics.
Is this the end for Arizona Commerce Authority incentives
The death blow may come from Kris Mayes, not MAGA legislators.
Hobbs channels Clinton — Bill, that is
Does she have the political chops to triangulate against MAGA legislators? Her proposed budget wasn’t a sound start.
The Political Notebook 1.12.2024
Hobbs throws Biden under the bus over immigration. Caution about swing state polls. Reform the sunset review reform. Restore the old recount threshold.
A state budget preview
Will Hobbs offer a governing budget or a political budget? Toma should resign as speaker.