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Category Archives: State and local
Ducey, Trump and First Amendment confusions
The First Amendment protects the right to write or say what you want. That’s it.
State AGs shakedown Target
Private companies have sufficient incentive to protect data without being hustled by lawyer-politicians.
Horne decision illustrates the need for administrative law reform
Big consequences should only occur after a truly independent adjudication. Arizona law doesn’t provide that.
The surest way to boost teacher pay
House Speaker J.D. Mesnard was right to withdraw his bill requiring schools to use half of their inflation funding for teacher salary increases, and shouldn’t revive it. But he does raise an important question: Why isn’t there more upward pressure on teacher compensation at the school level?
How the court might dispose of a turkey of a case
How the Arizona Supreme Court might decide the case between the state and Tucson over guns and state shared revenues.
Legislature saves the best and worst for last
Legislature requires cities to hold tax increase elections when the most voters will participate, but gives new life to some indefensible tax giveaways.
State finances are still shaky
Time to consider a tax increase and broadening the sales tax base.
Options for when the state loses the school capital funding lawsuit
The state has a losing hand in the latest school funding lawsuit. Here are some options for the governor and Legislature to ponders, some of which the plaintiffs won’t like.
Another useless school grading system
The new school grading system adopted by the state ed board won’t help students improve or give useful information to parents and taxpayers.