Time to consider a tax increase and broadening the sales tax base.
Options for when the state loses the school capital funding lawsuit
The state has a losing hand in the latest school funding lawsuit. Here are some options for the governor and Legislature to ponders, some of which the plaintiffs won’t like.
A Trump Twitter tantrum to look forward to
At some point, Trump is going to have a Twitter meltdown over congressional rules that block his agenda. That’ll be worth reading.
Another useless school grading system
The new school grading system adopted by the state ed board won’t help students improve or give useful information to parents and taxpayers.
Macron to the rescue?
The real issue in the French presidential election is probably whether the demise of the European-integration enterprise is fast or gradual.
Try legislating for a change
From fixing Obamacare to crafting a state budget, legislating as a process of discovery could reveal a democratic consensus.
Sinema and the politics of guilt by association
A pass for Sinema et al on Backpage.com contributions … except for one thing.
A tax incentive gets too big for its britches
The Legislature constrained the GPLET giveaway. The Goldwater Institute is aiming a legal bazooka intending to blow the whole thing up.
More SCOTUS gibberish about racial gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court says that race can’t be used in drawing political boundaries. Except where it can. And it gets confusing from there.
What Ducey has, and hasn’t, done on education
Ducey isn’t trying to destroy public education. But he is an obstacle to restoring funding cuts from the recession.