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VIJAY JAYARAJ: Climate Alarmism’s Reset And The Policy Reckoning It Demands

Jun 11, 2026

By Vijay Jayaraj | A quiet technical decision in climate science should trigger one of the most consequential policy corrections of this decade. Deep within the bureaucratic machinery of global climate research sits an obscure modeling group called the Scenario Model...

AZFEC: Katie Hobbs Is Turning Arizona’s Scenic Landscape Into A Playground For Foreign Solar Developers

Jun 8, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For generations, Arizona’s wide-open land has supported ranchers, farmers and the communities that helped build our great state. Then, the climate activists came along. Armed with nothing more than junk...

ANNA VAN HOEK: Empty Classrooms, Full Costs

Jun 4, 2026

By Anna Van Hoek | At the May 5 Higley Unified Governing Board meeting, the Board approved a lease agreement with AZ Aspire Academy to utilize a portion of Power Ranch Elementary. I think it's a good thing that the district is looking for ways to generate additional...

DAVID BLACKMON: Texas Leads A New Natural Gas Pipeline Boom

Jun 2, 2026

By David Blackmon | Texas is once again proving why it stands as America’s unrivaled energy powerhouse. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), more than 66% of planned U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity additions for 2026 and 2027 — roughly...

AZFEC: The Damage From Katie Hobbs’ Illegal Housing Moratorium Is Only Beginning

May 28, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For decades, Arizona has been a national model for how to responsibly manage and develop water resources. As a result, our state has enjoyed years of economic growth while welcoming millions of new residents to live and work...

MICK ZAIS: Conservatives Must Reclaim American Education Now

May 26, 2026

By Mick Zais | For years, Americans were told our schools existed to expand minds, encourage debate, and prepare young people to think independently. Today, too many do the opposite. Conservative voices are being shouted down, disinvited, or silenced by radical...

AZFEC: Arizona’s Real Budget Problem? Too Much Spending, Not Too Little Taxing

May 22, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | A recent op-ed in the Arizona Republic by the Arizona Center for Economic Progress argued that the legislature’s budget “doesn’t add up” and that Arizona needs a “reality check.” We agree a reality check is in order,...

JASON BEDRICK: Indications Mount That Anti-School Choice Campaigns Are Misleading Arizona Voters

May 20, 2026

By Jason Bedrick | Originally published by The Daily Signal. Earlier this month, I documented how signature gatherers for two ballot initiatives to curb and regulate Arizona’s education savings account program were caught on camera giving...

PAUL PARISI: The Danger Of AI Rewriting History

May 19, 2026

By Paul Parisi | In 1949, George Orwell wrote the novel 1984, in which the fictional character Winston works for the Ministry of Truth in a totalitarian government. His job is to manipulate historical records to justify the Party’s present and future actions....

ARMAN SIDHU: Underwater And Overbuilt: Scottsdale’s $375 Million Bond Bailout

May 16, 2026

By Arman Sidhu | On May 12, the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Governing Board voted 5-0 to place a $375 million capital bond on the November 2026 ballot. Five months earlier, the same body voted 3-2 to close Pima Elementary and Echo Canyon K-8 over...

BEDRICK & DEANGELIS: How Channel 12 Manufactures Fake News About ESAs

May 15, 2026

By Jason Bedrick & Corey DeAngelis | This week’s erroneous attack on Arizona’s popular Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) is another example of how biased reporting is misleading lawmakers and the public. When the Arizona Auditor General last week released...

AZFEC: No Means No: Why Tucson Voters Should Reject TEP’s Repackaged Climate Deal

May 14, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | This November, Tucson voters are being asked (again) to approve a 25-year franchise agreement between Tucson and Tucson Electric Power (TEP). Franchise agreements are generally standard arrangements...