Can cities have their own gun laws? Can the Legislature put conditions on funding?
A Ducey report card, without the cheese
Ducey has stabilized state finances but is missing an agenda for the future.
Trump right to take call from Taiwan
Trump is mostly wrong about China, but he was right to take the congratulatory call from Taiwan’s president.
Ducey disappoints in managing the politics of economic growth
Ducey is feeding the perception, through events such as the result Lucid media shindig, that government creates economic growth through favorable treatment of selected businesses and industries.
Ducey handles appointment of first Hispanic justice just right
Abolishing the Electoral College isn’t simple
Directly electing the president would require a federal takeover of elections generally.
Don’t blame the pollsters
The real problem is that polls have become catnip for political journalists.
The super-colossal stink over Steve Bannon
It’s understandable that Trump should want Bannon in the White House. And why beat up Jeff Flake over Bannon?
Democrats have a good election in Maricopa County
Democrats narrowed the registration disadvantage and won some seats. But too early to call it a trend.
Judges render pension reform impossible
A recent court decision means that neither the Legislature nor the voters can fix Arizona’s bleeding retirement funds.