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Arizona Archive
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Pension reform or bust
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No Comments[A] a properly funded pension system should not be a Ponzi scheme, ever dependent on new members in order to stay afloat. -
Snow shovels needed for Goodyear city council
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No Comments[G]iving such bargaining power to public-sector unions results in...unsustainable levels of compensation... -
Failing schools have nowhere to hide
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsEighty-five percent of students in Canada score better in math than the average Tucson Unified student. -
Decision holding school district to its promise has potentially broad effects
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsThe projects that persuaded voters to back a bond measure must be the ones the government undertakes. -
Is certification required for teacher success?
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsWe should give school leaders more freedom to hire talented individuals and hold both accountable... -
President’s move on air quality regulation a good start
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No Comments[N]ow is not the time to allow federal bureaucrats to capriciously set expensive, job-killing regulations. -
A tax credit to reduce government red tape
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsGovernment does not have any incentive to stop over-regulating. -
Why the Lawsuit Against Olivia Cortes had to be Aggressively Defended
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe political motivations of petition circulators form no part of our current law. -
Arizona’s broken budget system
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsTruly difficult decisions were put off with gimmicks, borrowing, and optimistic revenue estimates until this year. -
Homeland Security Released Terror Operative Who Illegally Crossed Border
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsAnd now some officials are worried that the case of Hasan and Saifuddin might be the tip of the iceberg of extremist Bangladeshis...in the United States. -
How Courts Can Help End Public-Sector Collusion
Posted on September 22, 2011 | No CommentsUnions secure funding and elected officials secure union support. But taxpayers...lose. -
iPods and education reform
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe one-size-fits-all model of education has gone the way of the CD player. -
Mexican Government Honors Mayor Gordon
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsGordon recognized for enhancing the standard of living for Mexicans living abroad -
Government: A lousy venture capitalist
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsGovernment has no business risking taxpayer resources or disrupting tax systems to favor some businesses over others... -
Clean Elections Commission taps taxpayer dollars to save itself
Posted on September 8, 2011 | No CommentsLast year, the commission reaped $8 million in funding from check-offs. -
Credit rating lessons from Oz
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsDefined-contribution, 401(k)-type systems avoid the pension abuses that have led government systems to the brink of collapse. -
Are we talking about consolidation, again?
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsArizona lawmakers could help successful charters replicate by allowing them better access to facilities. -
Obama As Your Landlord
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsThe federal government should figure out how to effectively run our government -
Putting unemployment insurance to work
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 CommentAn idea that many states – including Arizona – could benefit from is allowing employers and workers to divert the revenue from the UI tax into a private account that the worker could access if they became unemployed. -
Our Self-Congratulatory Democrats
Posted on June 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsArizona Democrats donate their special session paychecks to non-profit group -
A new bully on the playground
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsThe agency is using fees to coerce daycare centers to follow standards that ultimately are not within the agency’s power to make. -
Being better than half isn’t good enough
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 1 CommentWe’re isolated from the most populous part of country and we have no access to inexpensive water transportation. -
Innovation found in Arizona, not Washington, D.C.
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsDuncan touted increases in federal funding and a $4 billion “school turnaround program.” -
None of Arizona’s “Free Money” Being Spent by Other States in Wake of Extended Benefits Session
Posted on June 17, 2011 | No CommentsMisconceptions, misunderstandings and misrepresentations -
Maricopa Community Colleges: Flush with cash and hungry for more
Posted on June 16, 2011 | No CommentsWhile Arizona has lost over 300,000 jobs since 2007, the MCCCD has turned requests for property tax and tuition increases into an annual event. -
Arizona’s Openbooks Reveals More than Just Spending
Posted on June 15, 2011 | No CommentsHow do state managers manage when they don’t know how money is being spent? -
Legislature: 79 Weeks is Enough
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 1 CommentThe government should do nothing more often -
Loughner and the Insane State
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe Giffords shooting speaks to the failures of the left's regulatory state, and the insanity of its ambitions. -
Schooled in Obstruction: Maricopa Community College Staff Blocks Cost-Cutting Reforms while Pushing Tax and Tuition Hikes
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsChancellor Glasper, “Staffing is a means and not an end, and means are my prerogative.” -
Can Arizona follow Rhode Island’s lead on health care spending?
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsArizona should pursue a waiver similar to Rhode Island’s. -
District needs schooling in Arizona election law
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsAttorney General guidelines specifically prohibit the use of district-sponsored web pages to sway election outcomes. -
Policymakers should audit, not expand, the unemployment insurance program
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No CommentsArizona’s overpayment rate... amounts to $86.7 million in unemployment checks paid to individuals who were not eligible for benefits. -
Arizona Libs to Palin: You’re Not Welcome Here
Posted on June 5, 2011 | 1 CommentPalin Derangement Syndrome overtakes Arizona liberals -
Arizona’s First Medical Marijuana Fatality
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 15 CommentsArizona's new medical marijuana law leads to a fatality in Phoenix -
Special needs students can apply for education savings accounts July 1
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe state will deposit 90 percent of the student’s funds into an account parents can use for a variety of educational expenditures, including textbooks, therapy services, tutoring, and even tuition for alternative or online schools. -
Is MCSO ignoring serious crimes?
Posted on June 1, 2011 | 1 CommentDeclaring a crime solved without investigating it means that criminals are at large, no one is looking for them, and the victim likely never will have justice. -
Is Sarah Palin Running for President?
Posted on May 26, 2011 | 3 CommentsSarah Palin will run for POTUS, not the Senate -
World Bank Study: Freedom Boosts Economies
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe lesson is that while social spending might be based on good intentions, entitlement programs can harm both those who make social spending possible and the recipients. -
Cave Creek’s recent move respects the voters
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsAt issue is whether districts can spend bond money on projects voters have not approved. -
Pictures of Sarah Palin’s Rumored Scottsdale House
Posted on May 22, 2011 | 13 CommentsRumors escalate that the Palins have purchased some desert real estate -
Susie’s lemonade stand not welcome in Phoenix
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No CommentsCities should ... eliminate [regulations] that stop entrepreneurs before they can even get started. -
Peoria calls a bully’s bluff
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsOur state constitution’s Gift Clause exists to help government officials do the right thing, and to hold them to account when they don’t. -
Keeping government from becoming a ‘kingmaker’
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsEven though SB 1041 will not become law, the Commerce Authority could still morph into a kingmaker, and one that the legislature and taxpayers must be vigilant in policing. -
Avoiding a multi-million tax dollar ‘emergency’ in Glendale
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsTonight’s decision before the City Council would commit Glendale to spend another $25 million, for a second year in a row, to keep the Coyotes playing at Jobing.com Arena while a deal is made... -
Goldwater offers solutions to Coyotes quandary
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 1 CommentIt is not too late for Glendale to keep the Coyotes in town legally. -
Bureaucracy threatens state parks
Posted on May 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe real obstacle to keeping our state parks open isn’t money. It’s bureaucracy. -
Protecting small fish from a big bureaucracy
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsHave you ever wondered how it came to be that in a nation committed to opportunity and freedom of enterprise, bureaucrats can run roughshod over entrepreneurs like Cindy Vong? -
Empty promises for government employees
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsIf [Arizona's pension] funds funds assumed a 5 percent rate of return instead of the current ridiculously optimistic 8 to 8.5 percent, none of Arizona’s pension funds would be more than 65 percent funded. -
The pitfall of “do-something” tax policy
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No Comments[P]referential tax treatment for new businesses sticks existing businesses with a higher tax burden that effectively subsidizes their competitors. -
Governor Brewer can take another step to protect our health care freedom
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No Comments[A]n existing federal law gives prior approval from Congress to interstate compacts such as the one authorized by SB1088. -
Governor can help Arizona cities deliver fiscal responsibility
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No CommentsBased on similar “managed competition” approaches adopted by cities throughout the country, this crucial reform promises to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars -
Change on the horizon for selection of judges
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe main problem with Arizona’s merit selection system is the outsized role the Arizona State Bar plays... -
Birther Bill Has a Veto-Proof Majority in the Legislature
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe Arizona legislature gives Jan Brewer an easy veto -
High speed rail a losing bet for Arizona
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsPassenger rail seems to be especially vulnerable to the trifecta of special interest advocacy groups, politicians willing to bet federal taxpayer money, and hungry contractors ready to take that money. -
Politicians go on “jobs poaching expeditions”
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Legislature should repeal policies that favor some businesses over others, and avoid the creation of new spending programs and tax laws that reinforce such favoritism. -
The Fiesta Bowl exposes the sham of Clean Elections
Posted on April 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsArizona’s system is easily gamed to allow politicians to evade campaign finance regulations on a scale unmatched by any alleged Fiesta Bowl player. -
An outstanding week of success for school choice
Posted on April 12, 2011 | 1 CommentESAs have the potential to create a truly 21st century system of public education, in which every child is empowered to pursue the best possible schooling without stifling and costly bureaucracy and special-interest pressures. -
Promises, promises: Cave Creek School District violates contract with voters
Posted on April 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe district has disregarded the voter-approved plan for what to do with leftover money and now wants to spend the money on something else. -
A balanced budget at last, but where’s the reform?
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe budget now before the governor and the bills that implement it are long on reshuffling and short on fundamental reform. -
It’s Time for Legislative Efficiency
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 1 CommentWhen lawmakers have too much time on their hands, they look for ways to make names for themselves and to promote pet projects.
