Dipping deeper into trust funds for K-12 education makes sense and effectively blocks a tax increase via initiative.
Paul gets bum rap on NSA showboating
He voted wrong, but his delaying actions didn’t endanger national security.
Make the redistributionist state transparent
Don’t hide an low-income internet subsidy in phone bills.
Hyperventilating over conservative scholarship at ASU
Even with small conservative enclaves, ASU remains a very liberal place.
Time to rethink gambling monopolies
If the state and tribes are in the gambling business, why should VFW posts have to close their doors?
Handicapping McCain vs. Kirkpatrick
Even in a presidential election year, the hill for Democrats to win a statewide election is dauntingly steep.
The full story on state spending
Since 2000, there’s been $1.2 billion a year in increased spending occur outside the general fund.
Maricopa County’s remarkable record of fiscal management
County finances were hit as hard by the recession as those of any level of government, yet today they are exceptionally strong.
Beyond who made the bigger mess in Iraq, Bush or Obama
Real question is what lessons from the war can be applied to the fight against Islamic State?
Getting rid of Arpaio may require a dark money campaign
Given Arpaio’s retaliatory proclivities, who is going fund a campaign against him?