Arizona can have an income tax cut and a big increase in voter-protected K-12 spending, if the antagonists can pause the fighting long enough to see and seize the opportunity.
Sinema should accept the message and become an independent
Sinema is wrong about the filibuster, but the attacks on her by progressives are demagogic nonsense.
Arizona Supreme Court comes up short in budget bills ruling
The decision may not have as big of an effect on how the Legislature puts together future budgets as expected.
Biden blames Big Meat, not excessive monetary and fiscal stimulus, for inflation
It used to be mostly unfair to blame Biden for inflation. It has become less so.
The political paradox that is Doug Ducey
Despite seven years of generally successful center-right governance, the business community is his only steadfast constituency.
Forecast is for a miserable legislative session
An unprepared Legislature is facing monumental uncertainty on both policy and politics.
Why is Arizona providing tax-exempt financing to out-of-state projects?
The Legislature should curtail the activities of the Arizona Industrial Development Authority.
Queen Creek water deal a step in the right direction
Before expensive augmentation projects are undertaken, water markets and pricing should be fully explored as a way to balance supply and demand.
Biden’s botched Summit for Democracy
An international summit to forge a sense of common purpose among democracies wasn’t the place to try to score domestic political points.
Term limits for justices a better reform than court expansion
A Biden appointed commission points the way to channel reform energy on the left in a more productive direction.