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Arizona Will Get to Enjoy a 2.5% Flat Tax a Year Sooner Than Expected

Oct 17, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | In just a few short months, Arizona will officially have the lowest flat income tax rate in the country. Governor Ducey announced last week that the Department of Revenue will be implementing the final stage of...

Dems Are Successfully Executing a Long-Range Strategy on the Border

Oct 14, 2022

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Pundits commonly depict the ongoing calamity at our border as the result of Biden administration incompetence. As with inflation, urban crime, and the deficit, their near-complete lack of insight and management skills is leading us over a...

CUSD Board Trashes Parents’ Concerns in Recent Meeting

Oct 13, 2022

By Kurt Rohrs | Several statutes that were passed by the Arizona legislature to reinforce parental rights in schools recently went into effect. The Chandler Unified School District Board (CUSD) was asked to vote on updates to their policies to conform to these state...

Katie Hobbs’ Claim That She Won’t Raise Taxes Is a Bold-Faced Lie

Oct 7, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | In between dodging questions about why she won’t debate Kari Lake and holding school choice funds hostage, Katie Hobbs has been making some curious campaign promises lately. And none have been more suspect than...

The American Work Tradition Is Under Siege

Oct 1, 2022

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Suddenly America is facing a severe structural labor shortage. We all feel it, whether we’re trying for reservations at a restaurant that has reduced hours, seeking handyman help, or just trying to get somebody to answer the dang phone....

The Inconvenient Truths About Empowerment Scholarship Awards

Sep 30, 2022

By Michele Hamer | If you’re confused about the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program expansion to all Arizona K-12 students, you’re not alone. The recent passing of HB 2853, gives parents and guardians who opt out of the public-school option, a...

ESA Signature Blunder Shows There’s No Math Quite Like ‘Save Our Schools’ Math

Sep 28, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | What’s the difference between 141,714 and 88,866? Take a few seconds to do the math, and feel free to use a calculator if you’d like. If you answered 52,848, you’re correct! Congratulations and give yourself a pat on the back...

Breaking Down Barriers in Education to Better Benefit Students

Sep 26, 2022

By Kurt Rohrs | Public education funding accounts for nearly $11 billion of Arizona’s $18 billion state budget. Considering this cost, taxpayers should have a clear perception about the return on this massive investment. We can define the purpose of public education...

The Decline to Sign Movement to Defend School Choice Is the Perfect Example of How to Fight Back

Sep 23, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Save Our Schools Arizona is clearly frustrated in its mission to stop families from having the freedom of school choice. For a few months now, the group has been gathering signatures throughout Arizona for a ballot initiative...

To Our Conservative and Moderate Friends

Sep 22, 2022

By Kim Miller | Are you considering voting for a Democrat, or not voting for a Republican because you think they’re crazy? If you’re someone who votes according to the “candidate I like,” rather than the political party, consider what RESULTS your vote will bring to...

Public Schools Need to Return Their Primary Focus to Academic Instruction Rather Than Social Change

Sep 21, 2022

By Kurt Rohrs | Right now, there’s a growing conflict between whether our schools should be focused primarily on academic instruction or social instruction. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), stated recently that teachers...

Threats to the Court Are the Real Threat to Democracy

Sep 16, 2022

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Sen. Elizabeth Warren, with the concurrence of much of the Left, believes our democracy is once again under attack, this time from our own “rogue” Supreme Court. MSNBC agreed that “the Supreme Court has gone rogue.” The Congressional...