Schools should be open, but also free to make their own decisions about mitigating transmission risk.
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Biden gives Trump’s big tech lawsuit a boost
Biden browbeating Facebook about vaccination messaging raises questions about the independence of big tech in moderating their sites.
Congress should act on legal status for dreamers
Rather than a fruitless appeal of a recent court decision finding that DACA is a constitutional overreach, provide legal status to dreamers the right way, through legislation.
Debt reduction, transportation were the big budget winners
The GOP state budget spends big, just not on the things critics would prefer.
Michigan’s election review vs. Fann’s farce
A GOP-led election review from the Michigan state Senate shows how it could have been done responsibly in Arizona, rather than turning it over to Trump conspiracy adherents.
Brnovich, Scalia big winners in ballot harvesting case
The high court was right to uphold the challenged provisions of Arizona’s election law. But critics have a point about the court’s conservative majority weakening the Voting Rights Act potent force that Congress intended.
Why reversing Prop. 208’s high income tax rate was important
Given the high stakes for Arizona’s economy, it was right for Gov. Ducey and GOP lawmakers to try to find a way to reduce Prop. 208’s 8% maximum rate to the previous 4.5%.
Sinema’s biggest bipartisanship test is coming up
After the heat Sinema’s taking over the filibuster, her commitment to centrist, bipartisan governance should be acknowledged. But the mother of all reconciliation bills will be her severest test.
Time to end military force authorizations for Iraq, 9/11
Biggs, Gosar and Schweikert among the minority of Republicans voting to end the 2002 Iraq War authorization.
In upholding Obamacare, how much of a crimp did the high court put on rule by dueling AGs?
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich was very lucky to lose this lawsuit.