The Legislature preserves one tax dodge while considering opening another.
Category Archives: State and local
Ducey’s big water bet
Ducey should be in charge of the state’s water policy, not the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, but his plan should be approached with caution.
To clean up college sports, abolish athletic scholarships
The only way to stop the scandals is to stop being apprenticeship programs for professional sports.
A gun law state GOP should consider
A mental health injunction against possessing firearms might actually prevent some mass shootings.
The right redistricting commission reform
After a faulty state, Senate President Steve Yarbrough is headed in the right direction in changing the composition of the redistricting commission by adding more independents.
Prop. 301 extension tantalizingly close
A two-thirds vote to extend the Prop. 301 education sales tax actually has some life in the legislature.
Tobin, activists claim to divine the energy future
But it is captive ratepayers who will take the risk.
Arizona love on statehood day
A shout out to leaders who exemplify Arizona: Jon Kyl, Alfredo Gutierrez, Jerry Colangelo, Lou Witzeman.
Budget deal continues the sleepwalk toward a day of reckoning
The “compromise” of more spending on everything can’t continue indefinitely.
Flake, McCain wrong on Nunes memo
There was stuff going on in the Trump-Russia investigation that the American people should know.