School choice advocates have enjoyed a favorable political environment. But political ill winds are blowing.
Category Archives: State and local
Flake is right about trade
Flake proposes that congressional approval be required before a president can impose tariffs on national security grounds. That’s the least Congress can do to reassert its authority in this area.
AZ should follow CA’s lead on digital privacy
Congress should pass a law protecting personal digital data as a property right, but won’t. Arizona should follow California’s lead and pass one of our own.
Ignore the polls, particularly regarding Ducey
A new poll says the governor’s race is neck and neck, and Ducey is in trouble. We’ve been here before.
Trump effect gives Dems a shot in governor’s race
The decision of Democratic primary voters may be more consequential this year, and they have a lively primary for governor going.
Phoenix’s terrible business judgment
Selling land to the low bidder and a hotel fire sale are just the most recent examples of the City of Phoenix shortchanging taxpayers.
Ducey’s sort of fair claims about the economy and state finances
Did Ducey’s policies cause an uptick in job growth? Did he really balance the state budget without a tax increase?
Make public employee strikes illegal
It would be too messy to try to discipline teachers for the #RedforEd strike, but future strikes need to be headed off through clear laws and consequences.
Doug Ducey, the in-box governor
Ducey hasn’t really set an agenda for the state. He just handled stuff as it came up. But he didn’t do that badly.
Revealing votes by Lesko, Sinema
What kind of a conservative will Lesko be in Congress? Where is Sinema a centrist, and where isn’t she?