If a massive expansion of gambling in Arizona was Ducey’s legacy project, a lot about it stinks.
Biden’s Central America aid plan won’t solve border problems
The track record of U.S. foreign aid producing good governance and improving economic conditions is abysmal.
Even progressives should rethink corporate income taxes
The corporate income tax, which Biden wants to hike to fund his American Jobs Plan, is volative and complex. There are better ways to use business to collect government revenue.
Who’s playing politics with COVID-19? Everyone.
It’s amusing watching Kate Gallego play politics while accusing Doug Ducey of playing politics in the management of Covid.
Republicans support free markets, except when they don’t
Two obscure bills in the Arizona Legislature illustrate the crosscurrents in the GOP’s relationship to business and support for free-market principles.
Will there be a second tea party movement?
Biden is spending even more than Obama. But if there is a second tea party movement, GOP is more poorly positioned to benefit from it.
Ducey continues to get Covid balance right
Critics are materially misrepresenting his position and the status of community risk in the state.
Brnovich’s tax-cut lawsuit premature
The AG is right that Biden’s Covid response plan attempt to ban state tax cuts is a constitutional overreach. But the challenge isn’t yet ripe. And, for Arizona, probably unnecessary.
Democrats should rise to the ‘scorched-earth Senate’ threat
If Democrats abolish the virtual filibuster, GOP leader Mitch McConnell threatens to use other rules to bring the Senate to a grinding halt. Democrats should change those rules as well.
Union bill puts Sinema and Kelly in a political vise
Will Sinema and Kelly really vote to nullify two provisions of the Arizona Constitution, duly approved by a majority of the state’s voters?