Gerrymandering the state for race and competitiveness won’t result in better general election choices. Only a nonpartisan top-two primary can do that.
Peoria’s instructive tale about stifling redevelopment
The city council clings to a plan rather than listening to the market. If the market says start with apartments, why snuff out that spark?
Help wanted: An inflation hawk for the Fed
The inflation blame game stops at a curious spot.
Time to get serious about economic decoupling with China
A recent report offer a useful starting point for the discussion and policy development.
A big issue in APS rate case appeal
Who pays for fossil fuel generation prematurely retired in a clean energy transition? The Arizona Corporation Commission has compromised its ability to protect captive ratepayers.
Booting Gosar off committees was a mistake
Gosar’s vile video warranted censure, even explusion. But if he is to remain a member of the body, Democrats shouldn’t strip him of committee assignments. That denies his constitutents equal representation.
Sinema’s big, but dubious, victory on infrastructure
Sinema proved her point about getting results through bipartisanship. Unfortunately, it came at the cost of further erosion of the principle of federalism.
The sorry saga of immigration reform
As illustrated by the latest proposal in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, on immigration reform both sides never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
How to constitutionally enact a state budget with time to spare
The Legislature used to do it routinely, through an open, deliberative process.
Problems galore in Sinema’s Medicare drug deal
After the rapid and effective COVID-19 response, you’d think politicians would tread cautiously in giving the private pharmaceutical industry a gigantic shake-up.