The court’s majority got it right, but the dissent illustrates the problem.
Category Archives: State and local
Ducey is right about mission creep at the Corporation Commission
But will he try to do anything about it?
Arizona’s wrong turn on capital funding for schools
An auditor general’s report illustrates what a mistake it was to have the state take over capital funding for schools.
Don’t like APS? How about some competition?
The combination of dislike for APS and distrust of the Arizona Corporation Commission might rekindle the discussion of electricity deregulation in Arizona.
Rule by state AGs isn’t what the founders intended
More and more federal policy is being determined through lawsuits brought by state attorneys general, often with a partisan hue.
Ducey’s criminal justice reform veto was a mistake
If the Legislature is a dead end for even modest and sensible reforms, a far-reaching ballot initiative may erupt.
The state budget was unconstitutionally enacted
The various budget reconciliation bills blatantly violate the state Constitution’s one-subject requirement.
The state budget is balanced. Or is it?
The state will spend more than it anticipates receiving in taxes. How is that balanced?
Lawmakers did the right thing on tax conformity
For individuals, increased simplicity was the chief benefit of the Trump tax reform. Legislators also made that the chief benefit in conforming state law to the federal changes.
State budget notes: A missed opportunity, but lots of spending
If Republicans are going to throw a spending party, there’s no reason not to invite the Democrats.