The true significance of Ducey’s big margin of victory: voters like the prudent caretaker and pragmatic problem-solver he became.
Category Archives: State and local
Blue wave vs. Red backlash
That’s how the mid-term is shaping up. Which will be more powerful? The only way to know is to count the votes.
Is there a path to a better politics?
As this dispiriting election season comes to a close, some questions haunt: Is this the best that our democracy can produce? Is there a path to a better politics? I have a modest hope that there is.
Keep the justices, junk the retention election system
A low-grade anti-retention campaign against Justices Bolick and Pelander illustrates the potential threat of the current system to an independent judiciary.
Democratic demagoguery about pre-existing conditions
Democrats, including Sinema, are misrepresenting what Republicans passed, while ducking a important debate about improving the individual health insurance market while providing a reliable safety net for the seriously sick.
National security views a blur, particularly with Sinema
Where do Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally stand on national security issues, particularly the use of military force? That’s a good question.
Sinema can’t protect Medicare through inaction
The Medicare hospitalization trust fund runs out of reserves in 2026. If nothing is done, that means big benefit cuts.
Phoenix needs a part-time mayor
Padding the job with political pursuits results in the neglect of making tough decisions about policies for sound and sustainable city governance.
For school choice supporters, yes is the right vote on Prop. 305
The voucher cap is high enough to probably cover most students who want to attend private schools.
Prop. 126 cuts short a needed discussion about tax reform
And it may do even worse.