By deferring pension payments, the City of Phoenix is kicking a structural deficit down the road and making it bigger.
GOP attempts too much in Obamacare replacement
Congressional Republicans should have considered fixing the individual health insurance market and Medicaid reform separately.
Sense and nonsense about in-state tuition for Dreamers
Small differences in reasoning in the recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision can have big consequences for how much Dreamers have to pay in tuition.
Dial back the blame game after violent events
After the GOP baseball shooting, political discourse won’t become more civil. But perhaps the blame game after violent events will be dialed back a bit.
My fantasy: Lawmakers enact a Prop. 301 replacement
There are big problems appropriating through ballot measures, as illustrated by a proposal from prominent businessmen to significantly increase the dedicated education sales tax.
Our children’s future? It’s up to them
The future of Millennials and following generations is neither preordained nor unduly constrained. They have a broad range of choices that will determine their path.
Politicians, not banks, are the real bailout problem
The House GOP alternative to Dodd-Frank is an improvement. But only smaller banks will truly end too big to fail.
Not so fast on voter support for vouchers
The record is fairly consistent: voters support vouchers in the abstract, but vote down specific proposals that make the ballot.
How do you save a presidency from the president?
Conservatives are frustrated about Donald Trump, but not for the reasons expected.
Which Ducey will run for re-election?
There have been two Doug Ducey’s: the transformative conservative reformer and the pragmatic steady hand at the helm. Which one will run for re-election?