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Rep. David Cook Is No Conservative, He Should Stop Pretending To Be
By Dale Brewer, Voter in San Tan Valley | As a constituent in LD8, I have been hearing for years from Representative David Cook about his “conservative record.” This has been the song Cook has sung every election, and being completely unchallenged, he has successfully...
Ducey Calls Special Session To Address Wildfire Funding As State Budget Remains In Doubt
By Terri Jo Neff Gov. Doug Ducey was expected to call a special session any day now to address the legislative stalemate of 11 budget bills which have been the subject of some opposition even among the Republican majority. So his announcement Thursday of a special...
Arizona’s COVID Response Puts It Ahead Of Most Other States In The Country
By the Free Enterprise Club | “15 days to slow the spread.” Do you remember that? It was all the rage in the media in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. You’d hear it on news broadcasts. You’d see it in commercials. And you’d read it as you scrolled through the...
Sinema, Cornyn Visit CBP, Tucson Migrant Shelters
On Tuesday, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was joined by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on a tour of two facilities housing migrants in Tucson. Sinema and Cornyn will be in Texas today. Sinema and Cornyn received a tour of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's "soft-sided...
“The Best Social Program Is A Job” — It’s Time To Stop Incentivizing Unemployment
By the Free Enterprise Club | If given the option between working full time or doing nothing but receiving the same or greater pay, which would you choose? Most people would choose the latter. And can you blame them? Why wake up early and work all day if the...
The Dangerous PRO Act Would Destroy the Economy as We Know It
By the Free Enterprise Club | Unions are in decline in America, and it’s no surprise as to why. Most do not offer any sort of value to the overwhelming majority of workers. You would think they could take a hint. In 2017, workers at Nissan in Mississippi and Boeing in...
Chambers Of Commerce Applaud Ducey’s “Arizona Back To Work” Plan
PHOENIX — Across the state, chambers of commerce are applauding Governor Doug Ducey’s decision that Arizona will no longer be taking the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and instead will offer one-time bonuses to returning workers, along with child care...
Tax Issues Force Arizona’s Economic Outlook Ranking To Slip
The American Legislative Exchange Council's latest annual Rich States, Poor States report shows Arizona's economic outlook ranking is slipping. Of the 15 variables the report uses for its economic outlook ranking, Arizona received poor grades for its top marginal...
Regulatory Capture, Teacher Unions, And COVID Child Abuse/Imprisonment
By Dr. Donald S. Siegel and Dr. Robert M. Sauer | In his seminal article in 1971 on the economic theory of regulation, the Nobel Laureate George Stigler of the University of Chicago argued that government agencies were often “captured” by the industries they were...
As Small Business Owners Struggle To Find Employees, Leaders Look To Improve Desire For Jobs
By B. Hamilton | This month’s jobs numbers report, showing a dismal 266,000 jobs added last month to the nation’s economy, has not surprised small business owners. School closures, erratic school schedules in states allowing students to return to the classroom, and...
Retailers Anticipate Fastest Growth Since 1980s
With more businesses reopening and bringing employees back to work, the U.S. economy is on firm footing and could see its fastest growth in more than three decades, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today. “While there is a great deal of...
Ducey Rescinds Unemployment Executive Order To Meet Job Market Demands
On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey rescinded a March 2020 Executive Order that waived the requirement that an individual receiving employment benefits must be actively looking for work in order to receive the benefits. Arizonans receiving unemployment benefits may...
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