Does state law give Ducey the authority to shut down businesses during a public health emergency? There’s reason to doubt it.
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Democrats keep raising the stakes in presidential race
For those who prefer Trump to Biden on policy, but deplore his conduct in office, Democrats are making it a tough choice.
The scientific approach to COVID can be pretty unscientific
The Ducey administration’s matrix for reopenings is actually a scientific facade for what is in reality a judgment call.
Both parties abandon the Constitution
When it comes to respecting constitutional bounds, Donald Trump is no William Taft.
Court decision raises questions about clean energy regs
If the Corporation Commission doesn’t have the authority to dictate future energy mixes under its ratemaking power, where does it get the authority?
Prop. 123 saga ends with a whimper
Now that the 9th Circuit has cleared away any legal questions, perhaps Gov. Ducey’s finest moment can be more broadly appreciated.
Questions linger in Schweikert ethics probe
There was one unquestionably dodgy loan. Schweikert needs to provide documentation that the other loans he has made to his campaign, and for which he was repaid, were legit.
Primary results that matter
Compared to Arizona’s monumental general election, the primary is a pretty pedestrian affair. But here are four primary contests that could affect the general election outcome and Arizona’s future.
Court should give initiative summaries a pass
Alleged deficiencies in the statutorily required 100-word summary of this year’s initiatives don’t raise to the level of the 2018 Invest in Ed, which the Arizona Supreme Court tossed off the ballot. The court should use these legal challenges to clarify the rules.
Court allows some pension reform wiggle room
But it won’t be enough to fix Arizona’s seriously underfunded public employee pension programs.