DeBolske, who passed away this week, had a greater influence on the development of the modern Phoenix metro area than any other figure in our history.
Category Archives: State and local
Flake, McCain and the demise of Mitchcare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell surprisingly concocted an Obamacare replacement, call it Mitchcare, that was actually worth passing.
Sheriff Joe should get a jury trial
The U.S. Constitution couldn’t be plainer, and the case has some twists a jury, not a judge, should weigh.
Justices treat property rights as second class
In Murr v. Wisconsin, even the dissenters fail to give property rights the stature intended by the founders. Fortunately, Arizona voters have.
Medicaid hysteria is overwrought
The actual likely effects of GOP Obamacare replacements on Arizona’s Medicaid program don’t justify all the hysteria.
Phoenix should fix its structural deficit
By deferring pension payments, the City of Phoenix is kicking a structural deficit down the road and making it bigger.
Sense and nonsense about in-state tuition for Dreamers
Small differences in reasoning in the recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision can have big consequences for how much Dreamers have to pay in tuition.
My fantasy: Lawmakers enact a Prop. 301 replacement
There are big problems appropriating through ballot measures, as illustrated by a proposal from prominent businessmen to significantly increase the dedicated education sales tax.
Not so fast on voter support for vouchers
The record is fairly consistent: voters support vouchers in the abstract, but vote down specific proposals that make the ballot.
Which Ducey will run for re-election?
There have been two Doug Ducey’s: the transformative conservative reformer and the pragmatic steady hand at the helm. Which one will run for re-election?