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Prop 412 Will Create a Taxpayer Supported Slush Fund for Green New Deal Pet Projects in Tucson
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | A special election is taking place right now in Tucson, and even if you’re not from the city, you should pay attention. At first glance, Prop 412 appears to be nothing more than a new agreement between the City of Tucson and...
Climate Change Alarmism Is Not Supported by the Facts
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Americans are becoming neurotic worriers. COVID brought out the worst in us, as politicized medical leaders rushed us into a panic response that did far more harm than the disease itself without fundamentally affecting the net outcome of the...
The Battle Over Highway Funding Is Coming to a Head in the Arizona Legislature
By Pat Nolan | Arizona legislators will soon have to choose between two very different plans to spend funding from the highway sales tax originally passed in 1985. One plan, SB1246 by Senator Farnsworth, would keep faith with the promises made to voters that the sales...
Governor Hobbs’ Veto of HB2332 Blocks Children from Receiving Critical Education on Guns
By Michael Infanzon | Firearms are a serious matter, and it's essential to teach children from an early age about their potential danger. Unfortunately, not all parents and guardians are adequately informed or trained to teach their kids about gun safety. That's why...
It’s Time To Hold the City of Phoenix Accountable for Its Handling of The Zone
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Democrats like to believe they are the party of compassion and kindness, but the reality in most blue cities says otherwise. For years, homeless encampments have been springing up in liberal-run cities like Seattle, Portland, San...
Arizona ESAs Surge as State Budget Surplus Swells by $750 Million
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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