U.S. Senate notes: Run against the Sinema of today; Arizona isn’t Alabama; Ward isn’t doomed against Sinema.
Category Archives: State and local
Charter school envy shouldn’t drive policy
The Grand Canyon Institute thinks some charter operators make too much money. So what?
John McCain’s Senate fantasy
McCain is on a mission to redeem the U.S. Senate. But what about his commitment to repeal and replace Obamacare?
Speculative nonsense about Graham-Cassidy
Virtually all the criticisms of Graham-Cassidy are wrong. But that doesn’t mean it should pass.
Tuition lawsuit should spur action
Arizona should have high-performing research universities, which will not be as nearly free as possible. But community colleges should be permitted to provide truly low-cost four-year degrees.
Flake’s just being true to himself
Flake isn’t kowtowing to Trump with his voting record. He’s being true to himself.
Stanton’s protest pickle
Stanton, who seems to want to be the state’s most politically correct politician, is getting pressure from his left over the Trump protests and the police reaction.
Arizona’s ethnic studies ban doesn’t belong in federal court
The Legislature shouldn’t have enacted the ban, but the rationales behind a federal judge striking it down are troubling.
Phoenix’s hotel fiasco is even worse than you thought
The consequences of Phoenix’s misadventure in the hotel business extend well beyond city government to engulf the entire state.
On Arpaio pardon, the facts don’t matter to either side
Trump pardoned Arpaio because he is an important symbol on one of Trump’s signature issues, illegal immigration. Pardon opponents have serially misrepresented what Arpaio was criminally convicted of doing.