If there is to be a limited number of off-reservation gambling licenses, they should go to the highest qualified bidder, not given to politically favored organizations for a price to be determined later.
Category Archives: State and local
Some privileges Hoffman should check
Superintendent Kathy Hoffman gets slippy and disingenious about “fully funding” schools, while not standing against privilege where it really exists.
Election reform do’s and don’ts
Don’t restrict mail and early ballot alternatives. Do keep ballots out of the hands of political activists and reduce the number of blank, unused ballots floating around.
Arizona Supreme Court ends business subsidies. Maybe.
A recent high court decision could give the state Constitution’s anti-subsidy clause new life and greater reach.
Senate GOP abuses subpoena power in election review ruckus
Senate Republicans are demanding that Maricopa County supervisors break the law to faciliate an election review that won’t be credible or trustworthy.
Sinema is wrong about keeping the virtual filibuster
Although she deserves credit for taking the political heat, the virtual filibuster promotes gridlock, not bipartisanship. Budget reconciliation will pose a truer test of Sinema’s commitment to bipartisanship.
Time ripe for a top-two primary system
The best argument for a top-two primary system isn’t to punish the Arizona Republican Party. But the party’s descent provides a political opening for a system that better serves the Arizona electorate, a third of whom are opting out of the partisan game.
How to do immigration reform right
It’s good that President Biden wants to make a serious, early run at comprehensive immigration reform. Unfortunately, his proposal doesn’t offer a good start.
On tax reform, Ducey says to think big but acts small
Ducey’s proposed tax cuts won’t come close to counteracting the economic threat from Prop. 208’s high marginal income tax rate. Here are some ideas of what truly thinking big might entail.
Hits and misses in Ducey’s K-12 education agenda
Ducey has a better track record on education funding than he is given credit for. But some of his recent ideas need a lot of work.