Props 207 and 208 would continue an unhealthy trend of appropriating outside the general fund and the legislative process.
Category Archives: State and local
County attorney may be this election’s most important race
Hard-won gains against predatory crime are being put at risk.
McSally ducks pre-existing conditions debate
McSally is right that her position on covering people with pre-existing health conditions has been unfairly distorted. But she puts the blame in the wrong place.
Legal weed initiative contains significant overreaches
Criminal penalties for marijuana use should be eliminated. But the self-dealing in Prop. 207 is hard to swallow.
Kelly’s vagueness, not wealth, is the issue
Forget how Kelly made his money. Where does he stand on the issues? On what policies is he a nonpartisan independent, as he claims, rather than an orthodox Democrat?
Brnovich partially right on Ducey’s COVID-19 authority
Does state law give Ducey the authority to shut down businesses during a public health emergency? There’s reason to doubt it.
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?