A GOP-led election review from the Michigan state Senate shows how it could have been done responsibly in Arizona, rather than turning it over to Trump conspiracy adherents.
Category Archives: State and local
Brnovich, Scalia big winners in ballot harvesting case
The high court was right to uphold the challenged provisions of Arizona’s election law. But critics have a point about the court’s conservative majority weakening the Voting Rights Act potent force that Congress intended.
Why reversing Prop. 208’s high income tax rate was important
Given the high stakes for Arizona’s economy, it was right for Gov. Ducey and GOP lawmakers to try to find a way to reduce Prop. 208’s 8% maximum rate to the previous 4.5%.
Sinema’s biggest bipartisanship test is coming up
After the heat Sinema’s taking over the filibuster, her commitment to centrist, bipartisan governance should be acknowledged. But the mother of all reconciliation bills will be her severest test.
Time to end military force authorizations for Iraq, 9/11
Biggs, Gosar and Schweikert among the minority of Republicans voting to end the 2002 Iraq War authorization.
In upholding Obamacare, how much of a crimp did the high court put on rule by dueling AGs?
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich was very lucky to lose this lawsuit.
Sinema’s border surge is better than Ducey’s
Additional aslyum officers and immigration judges will do more to reduce disorder at the border than posses recruited from other states.
Time to end Ducey’s COVID emergency powers
Ducey is asserting emergency authority not to take action to protect public health, but, as in the case with ASU, prevent others from taking action they think advisable for public health. And he’s gotten way too comfortable with ruling by decree.
AZ House Dems all in on pork
In Congress, official pork is back, and the timing is surreal.
Budget bills violate state Constitution
Stuffing “budget reconcilation bills” with scores of policy changes violates the state Constitution’s one-subject rule for all legislation except the feed bill.