Will Sinema and Kelly really vote to nullify two provisions of the Arizona Constitution, duly approved by a majority of the state’s voters?
Category Archives: State and local
Republicans shouldn’t block legal status for dreamers
Republicans have the poltical upper hand on immigration. But that could change if they stymie legal status for young adults who were brought here illegally as children. Opposition statements by Arizona GOP House members are revealing.
Don’t resume executions. Abolish them.
If the left-right coalition in the Legislature on criminal justice reform includes abolishing the death penalty, now is the time to act.
Lawmakers should preempt clean energy mandates
A recent state Supreme Court decision makes it clear that the Legislature, not the Corporation Commission, has the final say.
Ducey right about reopening schools
The governor has no legal authority to order schools to reopen. But he’s right, it’s time. Meanwhile, the Legislature is struggling to find the right balance regarding its role in an emergency.
Sinema, Kelly flunk first big test of bipartisanship
The Covid relief bill was a perversion of the budget process to enable a partisan cramdown on Keynesian stimulus and non-Covid redistribution. More to come.
A clever gutting of Prop. 208’s high income tax rate
Proponents said that it wouldn’t impact small business. State Sen. J.D. Mesard figured out a way to ensure it doesn’t without running afoul of the Voter Protection Act.
Could defamation lawsuits make political discourse more civil and honest?
A thought surfaced by the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuits and one filed against state Sen. Wendy Rogers.
Ballot subpoena decision should have been appealed
It embraces a dangerously broad view of the scope of the Legislature’s subpoena power, and puts ballots and voting machines in the untrustworthy hands of the Senate GOP caucus.
GOP Senate a sorry display of representative government
Republicans in the State Senate are acting as though voters gave them a mandate. Voters didn’t.