We were very fortunate that Gates and his colleagues were in charge of county government when the Republican Party went mad.
Category Archives: State and local
Not the way to use price to allocate Colorado River shortages
Ad hoc deals and billions of general tax dollars is a highly inefficient way of doing the right thing.
Inching toward water markets
Markets and prices are the best way to bring supply and demand back into balance after Colorado River allocation cuts. Barriers against them are beginning to crack.
The Political Notebook 4.21.23
The politics of Hobbs’ record-setting veto spree; Phoenix’s prevailing wage dance; a federal spending freeze has merit.
A final plea: Go with top-two, not ranked choice
The duopoly of the two major parties is ripe for reform in Arizona, but reformers are headed in the wrong direction.
Judges shouldn’t be deciding homeless policy
Phoenix is caught in the crossfire between federal and state judges. Which may be where the city wants to be.
The fight over schools
School choice is the best way to combat wokeism in K-12 education, to the extent it exists.
Sinema joins the Silicon Valley Bank blame game
The unintended consequences of regulating for “concentration risk”.
Is Sinema to blame for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank?
There are huge flaws in Gallego’s indictment.
Is there any idea too dumb to pass?
GOP legislators adopt the motto of the Three Musketeers: all for one, and one for all.