The Goldwater Institute and the Michigan-based Mackinac Center between them successfully shepherded five model bills through ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task force — all targeting public sector unions — at ALEC Task Force Summit.... Read more»
It is a small victory for taxpayers, but an important one, for it calls the “quasi-public” Arizona Commerce Authority’s attention to the constitutional limits on its powers — and to the fact that its actions will be watched closely.... Read more»
When policymakers say they have enacted “historic” legislation, they are usually accused of hyperbole. But in the case of Gov. Brewer’s signing of HB 2815, it isn’t a big stretch to say that the action did make one historic move in regard to tax policy.... Read more»
After budget talks about overhauling school building maintenance flopped, the state Legislature has continued to cut off funding to regular school repairs in violation of the state Constitution and a previous court order.... Read more»
Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill late Friday that would ban Planned Parenthood from receiving any state money.... Read more»1
Last week I offered Russell Pearce’s anti-Mexican jihad as an example of the kind of overt racism that is no longer tolerated in politics. Now just a few days later we learn that J.T. Ready, Arizona’s leading white supremacist, appears to have committed a murder-suicide.... Read more»1
There are at least two measures currently being considered in Arizona that would let the state tell the federal government to buzz off.... Read more»
Many states feud with the federal government. But Arizona has become something of a poster child of late.... Read more»
The dark night skies and dry air in Arizona make it a hot spot for the astronomy industry, which has generated a significant amount of money for the state.... Read more»
Supporters of Arizona’s SB 1070 were buoyed Wednesday after a U.S. Supreme Court hearing in which most justices appeared skeptical of the federal challenge to central parts of the immigration law.... Read more»
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva released this statement Wednesday afternoon, following the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration crackdown law.... Read more»3
The Supreme Court showed skepticism over challenges to Arizona’s SB 1070 as justices questioned attorneys on both sides for over an hour Wednesday. A decision in the case is expected by June.... Read more»3
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer released this statement on Wednesday morning, the day the state’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070, was being argued in the U.S. Supreme Court.... Read more»1
Former state Sen. Russell Pearce defended his SB 1070 immigration law before a highly partisan Senate subcommittee Tuesday on the eve of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the law.... Read more»
Was it something we said? For the first time since The Great Depression, more Mexicans are leaving the United States than entering.... Read more»
Gov. Jan Brewer touted Monday a Fox News survey that showed national support for SB 1070, but overlooked a poll question that misstated the law’s effect.... Read more»
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