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MIKE BENGERT: Menzel’s Goal Is To Disrupt And Dismantle SUSD

Mar 19, 2026

By Mike Bengert | When Dr. Menzel was hired as Superintendent of Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD), he arrived with a stated goal: to disrupt and dismantle what he believed were systems denying access and opportunity to students of color, students in poverty,...

AZFEC: Negotiating With Hobbs On Prop 123 Would Be A Major Self-Own By Legislative Republicans

Mar 16, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Katie Hobbs would love nothing more than for Republicans at the legislature to start wheeling and dealing on Prop 123, the roughly $300M per year K-12 funding stream from...

LADNER & BEDRICK: The Arizona ESA “Fraud” Myth Is Dead

Mar 13, 2026

By Matthew Ladner & Jason Bedrick | It is said that a lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on. But when the truth finally catches up, it tends to arrive with receipts. In recent weeks, anti-school-choice activists have accused...

AZFEC: Cities Penalize Retailers For Their Own Stolen Property

Mar 13, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | While some legislators are working to keep California-style policies out of Arizona, corrupt municipal leaders in cities such as Phoenix and Tucson clearly haven’t gotten the memo. For...

GAIL GRIFFIN & ANDY BIGGS: Donald Trump Has Opportunity To Make Water Great Again

Mar 12, 2026

By Arizona State Representative Gail Griffin and U.S. Representative Andy Biggs | After decades of finger pointing and failed negotiations over the rights and distribution of the Colorado River, the future of the West stands at a crossroads. The stalemate over water...

TIFFANY BENSON: Pushing Back Against Secularism In Public Education

Mar 10, 2026

By Tiffany Benson | When asked, “What was the original purpose of public education?” A.I. gave this response: The original purpose of public education in the U.S. focused on fostering a literate, cohesive, and obedient citizenry to support a new democracy, ensure...

JASON ISAAC: Climate Cult Grows More Subversive

Mar 5, 2026

By Jason Isaac | The professional climate alarmists aren’t fading away. They’re practically mutating. Louder, angrier, and more desperate than ever, they’ve learned that if outright activism draws too much scrutiny, the next best move is infiltration and subversion....

AZFEC: Hobbs Has No Plan To Reduce Prices At The Pump

Mar 4, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For Maricopa County motorists, high gasoline prices are no longer an occasional inconvenience but a recurring hit to their wallets.  The story is the same every year. Every summer as...

VIJAY JAYARAJ: EPA’s CO2 Reversal Is Welcome Opening For Developing World

Mar 3, 2026

By Vijay Jayaraj | On a crisp, sun-drenched afternoon in the spring of 2023, I found myself walking down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., in front of the William Jefferson Clinton Building, headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....

AZFEC: Tax And Spend Municipalities Are Destroying Affordability In Arizona

Feb 26, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | It’s not an accident that the top issue talked about by politicians these days is affordability. Over the last 5 years the cost of pretty much everything has gone through the roof, largely...

WARREN PETERSEN: Honoring Charlie Kirk

Feb 23, 2026

By Sen. Warren Petersen | Earlier this year, I introduced a bill in the legislature to designate one of our state’s busiest freeways, Loop 202, as the Charlie Kirk Loop 202, in honor of the life, work, and legacy of an Arizonan whose voice, energy, and commitment to...

AZFEC: California’s Mileage Tax Could Come To Arizona Unless Voters Stop It In 2026

Feb 20, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | It feels like just about everywhere you turn, politicians are inventing new ways to yank more money out of your wallet. There are property taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, and...