Suspending the gas tax while unnecessarily subsidizing EV charging stations reflects muddled thinking about both inflation and climate change.
Category Archives: State and local
Legislators, not judges, should clarify the role of the AG
The murky outcome of the bar complaints against AG Mark Brnovich raises issues the high court can’t resolve by fiddling with ethics rules.
Overriding city obstacles to affordable housing
City zoning and design standards deter lower-cost housing products for which there is a demand from coming to market. Although HB 2674 is probably dead for the session, it has some concepts worth considering to free up the market.
Don’t junk the school spending limit entirely
The principle that all government spending should be subject to a flexible cap isn’t outdated.
Brnovich’s border security opinion is sloppy and misleading
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t give Arizona a right to “engage in war” at the southern border.
Now’s not the time to give up on retail electricity competition
A company wants to offer retail customers 100% clean electricity. The Legislature shouldn’t slam the door on that.
High court was wrong to let Wendy Rogers off the hook
Politicians shouldn’t have greater immunity from defamation liability than ordinary Jacks and Jills.
Don’t make the life of teachers even more miserable
The concerns of culturally conservative parents, about woke ideology and other things, are not without foundation. But statutory law isn’t the way to deal with them.
Forget desalination, pay down pension debt
State pension program are collectively $24 billion underfunded. Paying down that debt is a wiser use of resources than establishing a big-dollar sinking fund for unspecified water augmentation projects.
Redistricting Commission sputters to a close
New congressional map greatly enhances Republican prospects. New legislative map expands the playing field for Democrats. Plus a reform that would improve the process.