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REP. ANDY BIGGS: Three Stories Of American Independence
By Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) | The Fourth of July is undoubtedly a special time for every American. It is an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and origin of American freedom. It is a day full of picnics, parades, barbecues, and fireworks. It is a highlight of...
DAVID BLACKMON: Solar Doesn’t Use Much Farmland — Until You Define What ‘Much’ Really Means
By David Blackmon | I have to admit that I laughed out loud – almost spewing coffee on my keyboard – Friday morning when I read this headline from a competing platform’s energy-related newsletter: “SOLAR DOESN’T USE MUCH FARMLAND: Solar occupies less than 1% of...
JASON BEDRICK: Proposed ESA Reforms Are Concessions, Not Fixes
By Jason Bedrick | Arizona lawmakers may soon be summoned back to the Capitol for a special session to consider a “grand bargain” on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs). If so, they should put the interests of ESA families first. Under one version of the...
ABE HAMADEH: Public Safety Is The First Responsibility Of Government
By Congressman Abe Hamadeh | The government’s first responsibility is to protect its citizens. Public safety is the foundation of every successful society; without it, all else becomes secondary. Families cannot thrive if they fear for their safety. Businesses cannot...
WARREN PETERSEN: Arizona Senate Republicans Protecting Women’s Sports
By Sen. Warren Petersen | Earlier this spring, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a new policy on protecting women’s sports in future Games. The Committee concluded that “for all disciplines on the Sports Programme of an IOC Event, including individual...
GEORGE KHALAF: Accountability Is Not Optional In Arizona Government
By George Khalaf | Arizona taxpayers work hard for every dollar they send to the government. They expect those dollars to be spent wisely, transparently, and honestly. When government fails to protect taxpayer money from waste, fraud, and abuse, it goes...
AZFEC: Arizona Corporation Commission Could Saddle Ratepayers With 14% Rate Hikes
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Arizona ratepayers already know what it feels like to watch their electric bills climb. In just the last few years, rates have increased by 27% across Arizona, all while environmentalists and Democrats in Washington claimed...
AZFEC: The Only Thing Pay To Play Katie Got Out Of The Budget Was Corporate Handouts For Her Friends
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | After months of vetoes and walking away from the table, Hobbs has finally signed a budget. A budget that looks pretty much the same as the one Legislative Republicans sent up to her desk at the beginning...
CHRISTINE ACCURSO: I Ran Arizona’s ESA Program. Here’s What the Critics Won’t Tell You.
By Christine Accurso | I have sat at the desk where the reimbursement requests come in. I have reviewed the accounts flagged for misuse. I have personally picked up the phone and called parents when something did not look right. I ran Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship...
YENDI PARKER: The Protect Education Act Doesn’t Protect Education
By Yendi Parker | Eight years ago, the United States Marine Corps moved my family to Arizona. Since then, my husband and I have used Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program to help provide the education our three children need to succeed. As both a...
WARREN PETERSEN: Arizona Should Lead America’s Golden Age—Not Prosecute It
By Sen. Warren Petersen | Earlier this spring, a federal judge in Phoenix had to step in and protect law-abiding Americans from a prosecutor who had lost all sense of limits. He struck down Kris Mayes’s case against the prediction market Kalshi and, in doing so,...
MIKE BENGERT: Scottsdale Students Deserve Better Than Failed Education Experiments
By Mike Bengert | I have opposed Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent Dr. Menzel and his Governing Board allies since his arrival, and for good reason. For decades, progressive education experts have promoted policies they said would raise...
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