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Arizona ESAs Surge as State Budget Surplus Swells by $750 Million

Apr 19, 2023

By Matt Beienburg | Reprinted with permission from the Goldwater Institute. Arizona’s bet on universal school choice is already paying off. At the same time that enrollment in the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program is surging, the state’s revenue...

Maricopa County’s Proposal to Comply with the EPA Threatens to Turn Arizona into California

Apr 15, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | If you enjoy losing your freedom for a goal that is impossible to achieve, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) has you covered. MAG recently released its proposed measures to bring Maricopa County into compliance with...

Armed Cops in Schools Are Unaffordable and Unnecessary

Apr 14, 2023

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Americans were outraged to learn of the Nashville school shooting, where a transgender female shot and killed three children and three adults at a Christian school. As always, a fierce political debate broke out after the murders. Gun control...

It’s Time to Hold Republicans’ Feet to the Fire on the Budget

Apr 6, 2023

By Pat Nolan | Governor Hobbs has proposed a budget that is a radical’s dream. It increases funding for a laundry list of pet programs of the radical left, while at the same time cutting programs that are supported by the vast majority of Arizonans. The Hobbs...

Lawmakers Must Put a Stop to Any Bans on Gas Stoves

Apr 1, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | We’re just over two years into President Biden’s presidency, and it appears the push for the Green New Deal is in full swing. They’re coming for your money. They’re coming for your cars. And now, yes, they are indeed coming for...

It’s Important to Let the Banks Fail

Mar 31, 2023

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Joseph Schumpeter was an Austrian born economist who last century coined the term “creative destruction” to describe the method by which capitalism continually reinvigorates itself. Unlike the static monarchical guild-based economies or...

Government-Sponsored Mental Health Apps for Teens Are Dangerous

Mar 27, 2023

By Peggy McClain | “Even if just one life is saved.” Who does not agree with a statement like this? It certainly tugs at the heartstrings, but what we often don’t hear is how many lives are lost or compromised due to what was deemed as a solution. Last year the Teen...

Tucson Is Heading Down the Path of Other Failing Leftist Cities with Its Climate Action Plan

Mar 26, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, multiple government officials seized the opportunity to grab more power. Perhaps chief among them were the Tucson city council and Mayor Regina Romero, who exploited the moment...

Every Legal Vote Should Be Counted in the Closest Race in Arizona History

Mar 20, 2023

By Abraham Hamadeh | There have been multiple times where provisional ballots were initially deemed illegal by the government but later counted as legal after election challenges. One example of this occurred during the 2000 presidential election, when thousands...

It’s Time to Fight the EPA’s Attempts to Impose Radical Regulations in Arizona

Mar 18, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | The Biden administration and radical environmentalists will do anything they can to enforce their climate change agenda on the American people. And now, they are using ozone control measures to do just that right here in the state...

What Were We Thinking Allowing Government Workers to Unionize?

Mar 16, 2023

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | It’s not exactly breaking news that America’s public schools are failing academically. There have been encouraging stories of charter schools and other schools of choice successfully raising achievement levels for underprivileged students...

SB1577 Would Give a Nice Tax Cut to the People of Arizona

Mar 5, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Who wouldn’t want more money in their pocket? As Bidenflation continues to crush the American people—and in particular the people of Arizona—our elected leaders should be looking for every way possible to provide relief....