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Congressman Gosar Debuts ‘Gosar Minute’ News; Twitter Shadowbans As ‘Sensitive Content’

Aug 4, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Representative Paul Gosar, DDS (R-AZ-04) debuted a new series on Sunday to keep his constituents in the loop: “The Gosar Minute.” The series offers fast-hitting facts, commentary, and solutions for current issues, presented by Gosar’s staffers in...

State Still Below Average For Residents With Degrees While Universities Award Record Number Of Them

Jul 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona’s three public universities produced more degrees in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 than in any previous year, but the state continues to lag the national average for the number of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree, according...

Businesses, Communities Which Depend On Tourism Not Waiting On State Initiative

Jul 18, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Last week Gov. Doug Ducey announced he was spending $101 million of federal funds to launch the Visit Arizona Initiative in order to increase tourism spending, bolster job creation, and accelerate economic recovery in the state through marketing,...

$101.1M Invested In ‘Visit Arizona Initiative’ To Boost Tourism

Jul 16, 2021

Governor Doug Ducey this week announced $101.1 million in federal American Rescue Plan funding to launch the Visit Arizona Initiative, a bold program designed to increase visitation and tourism spending in Arizona, bolster job creation and accelerate economic...

Pima County Democrats’ Tweet Implies Men Should Be The Lone Bread Winner Per Household

Jul 14, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A Pima County Democratic Party tweet sparked outrage this week when it implied only men would be working if families could live on the wages of one working parent per household. The tweet targeted the Republican’s newest entry into the U.S. Senate...

Governor Signs Tax Cut For Small Business Bill

Jul 10, 2021

Senate Bill 1783, legislation that further reduces and streamlines taxes, was signed by Governor Doug Ducey on Friday. Sen. JD Mesnard and Rep. Ben Toma led the fight for the bill in order to protect small businesses from the threat of a 77 percent tax increase. “This...

AZ Board Of Regents Chair Lauds Higher Ed Budget Bill

Jul 7, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Chairman Larry E. Penley of the Arizona Board of Regents has high praise for the investment made by Gov. Doug Ducey and the State Legislature in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget passed last week which recognizes the role the state’s three public...

The Biden Administration Spenders

Jul 4, 2021

By Dr. Tom Patterson | The Biden/Harris administration is ignoring established budget tradition in their determination to spend yet more money. Since the Reagan era, each federal budget has included a list of achievable spending cuts. The final Obama/Biden budget...

Business Groups React Positively To Arizona’s FY2022 Budget

Jun 26, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Positive reactions continue to come in from business groups in response to the Arizona Legislature’s passage this week of a Fiscal Year 2022 budget package which includes more than $1.3 billion in tax cuts, $1 billion in payments toward state debt,...

We Won The Battle For An Arizona Flat Tax!

Jun 26, 2021

By Victor Riches of the Goldwater Institute | The Arizona Legislature just approved the Goldwater Institute’s plan to dramatically reduce income taxes and simplify the state’s tax code, making Arizona one of the lowest-tax states in the country. This historic reform...

Our View: Arizona Taxpayers Need Much-Deserved Relief

Jun 26, 2021

By Doug Ducey, Karen Fann & Rusty Bowers | President Ronald Reagan once said, “You can’t be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.” Well, in Arizona, we are fighting for the little guy. We’re reducing the size of...

Working Class Hurt by Lockdowns But Elites Unscathed

Jun 25, 2021

By Brad Palumbo | Founding father and the second president of the United States John Adams once said that “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”...