Rather than allocating federal funds equally to all schools, the governor puts state funds at risk by trying to leverage federal funds to enforce a law that’s been vacated.
Category Archives: State and local
On inflation worries, all eyes should be on the Fed
There are many reasons to worry about the economic effects of Biden’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill. Inflation isn’t really one of them.
What if Sinema became an actual independent?
That would remove the primary threat progressive hardliners are using against her. It could also usher in a healthier, less partisan, politics for Arizona.
Ducey’s accidental conservative legacy
The weird game of political Twister that will decide Arizona’s income tax structure.
Brnovich, Ducey go rogue on budget lawsuit
A judiciary that robustly enforces constitutional norms and limits on the other two branches of government is a fundamental plank of conservative governance, properly understood.
Budget ruling not enough to curb unconstitutional legislating
Some things for the high court to think about if it takes up the case.
To restore election confidence, stop catering to the lie
The Senate audit tried to make mountains out of molehills. But it actually debunked the core conspiracy theories underlying the claim that Trump won the election.
Ducey’s latest border security stunt
Biden bears considerable responsibility for the current disorder at the southern border. But the immigration laws themselves also need to be changed.
Maricopa County was right to settle the audit subpoena
The real risk wasn’t losing state-shared revenues. It was turning the routers over to untrustworthy hands. The settlement precludes that.
Ducey’s legacy has been settled: It’s bet, bet, bet
Ducey ushered in a massive expansion of the presence of gambling in our culture, without maximizing revenues for the state.