Changing a single number, the base level, is an easier sell than overhauling the school finance formula. And the Legislature couldn’t cut the increased funding in the future.
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Brnovich’s irresponsible interim report on the 2020 election
The timing and substance make plain that this was a document intended to assist his U.S. Senate campaign, not something appropriate coming from his AG office.
What the draft abortion decision means, and doesn’t mean
Returning the issue to the democratic processes isn’t an attack on democracy. By stressing that abortion is different, the tentative court majority indicated an intent to go no further regarding court-created rights.
The dilemma for Arizona swing voters in 2022
Validate an unsatisfactory Biden presidency or strengthen Trump’s place in our politics. That’s the choice Republican candidates are giving swing voters, who hold the balance of power in the state.
What Biggs’ America First Contract says about him and today’s populist right
Biggs had a chance to be a principled conservative voice in Congress. He choose Trumpism instead.
Corporate welfare at the Arizona Legislature
Putting $150 million of general fund revenue at risk … to make movies?
Ducey supports retail electricity competition by snuffing it out
If Ducey truly supports retail competition, why did he sign a bill pulling the rug out from under the only application the state has received to provide it?
What we can learn from the French presidential election about neutralizing extremism
In the U.S. two-party system, there’s no easy route to the ballot for a candidate from the abandoned middle.
Brnovich abuses his legal review authority over elections manual
A legal review is supposed to ascertain whether there are any manifest violations of state law. Brnovich has gone way beyond that.
Arizona Supreme Court usurps democracy in setting tax rates
As a result of the court’s actions, Arizona now has income tax rates not approved by any democratic process. Not by voters. Not by the Arizona Legislature.