Getting Conform and Reform Right
As the Club has covered for over a year, Arizona taxpayers are facing the largest income tax increase in state history if a proper federal tax conformity plan is not…
The Left and Media Ignore Initiative Fraud While Attacking SB 1451
There is an open secret regarding Arizona’s initiative process, one known by political insiders, ignored by the media and accepted by every group looking to buy their way onto the…
Corp Comm Charging Station Mandate is a Subsidy for the Rich
There has been an important policy debate stirring in Arizona over a proposal to mandate the construction of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by utility companies. The current proposed policy…
AG Brnovich Tackling Corporate Welfare at ASU
For months now, the AZ Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR, the governing body for Arizona State University) have been in embroiled in a hot…
Arizona GOP Goes All-In on Job Killing Tax Hikes
The Arizona Republican Party has decided to become the party of tax hikes. Yesterday, party Chairwoman Kelli Ward announced that the GOP is officially backing an amendment to the Arizona…
Why are Lawmakers Pushing Billions in Tax Hikes Despite Record State Revenues?
An interesting paradox has developed at the legislature this year. Even though state policymakers are sitting on record tax revenues and a robust Arizona economy, they seem more obsessed with…
New Mexico’s Film Tax Subsidy Program Continues to Take on Water
Lawmakers in New Mexico are in a self-imposed quandary. They’ve adopted a lucrative tax credit program for the film industry they simply can’t afford yet can’t walk away from. The…
The Legislature Takes Aim at Election Integrity Reform
Every American, no matter their political party, should have a significant interest in the wholesale integrity of the election process. And yet the business of ensuring citizens voting is honest,…
Affordable Housing Tax Credits are a Poor Program to Help the Poor
Every legislative session, lawmakers are duped by rosy tax credit programs, sold as either robust jobs programs or silver bullets to our social woes. This year HB2365, sponsored by Representative…
Arizona Should Allow More Health Insurance Options for Consumers
The individual health insurance market has been a roller coaster for consumers since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Last year, the average ACA plan rose 34 percent –…