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Riot police stand guard on Portland Street in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. A protest against a Hong Kong government plan to use a new and unoccupied public housing estate as a possible coronavirus quarantine facility turned violent as demonstrators set fires and destroyed some property. Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg

Protecting Ourselves From Government Abuse During COVID-19 Pandemic

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April 2, 2020
Elections / News and Updates / Regulatory

It is difficult amid the chaos and unpredictability surrounding our Country’s new COVID-19 reality to think about what life will look like when this crisis subsides. Yet it is during…

Managing the Coronavirus Crisis While Not Crashing Arizona’s Economy

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March 27, 2020
News and Updates

Entering the second week of forced closures and social distancing to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus, Arizona small business owners and employers are doing their best to cope with the…

Arizona Covid19 Update: State Budget and Executive Orders

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March 26, 2020
Misc / News and Updates

Amid the chaos of the Covid19 pandemic, Arizona lawmakers have proceeded with conducting the state’s business. Monday March 23rd, the legislature officially passed an $11.8 Billion budget as well as…

Senator Kyrsten Sinema Pushes for Liberal Wish List in Coronavirus Relief Package

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March 24, 2020
Misc / News and Updates

Over the weekend Republicans and Democrats in Washington were working toward an agreement on a Coronavirus relief package to assist businesses and employees being hammered by the economic shutdown. A…

HB 2409 Would Exempt Wealthy Investors from Paying Income and Capital Gains Tax

As usual, bad ideas at the legislature just don’t seem to die. Lawmakers are considering legislation to expand the “Angel Investment” Tax Credit Program, a scheme that would dole out…

Soak the Rich Income Tax Ballot Initiative is Back

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March 3, 2020
News and Updates / Tax

In an attempt to capitalize on the Red4ED strikes in 2018, education advocates and teacher unions organized efforts to put a $700 Million income tax increase on the ballot. Dubbed…

APS Joins Forces with Tom Steyer to roll out Arizona Green New Deal

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February 26, 2020
Free Market / News and Updates

In 2018 Arizona Public Service spent over $30 million dollars fighting liberal billionaire (and Democrat Presidential Candidate) Tom Steyer and his effort to impose California-style green energy mandates on Arizona…

Lack of Oversight and Spiraling Costs Hinder Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program

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February 13, 2020
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Last week the Arizona Free Enterprise Club released our report detailing the poor performance of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (full report can be viewed HERE). The information…

Swampy D.C Program Rampant With Fraud, Being Pushed in Arizona.

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February 8, 2020
Corporate Welfare / News and Updates / Tax

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 HB2732, sponsored by Representative…

New Study Shows Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program Fails at Delivering Affordable Housing in Arizona

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February 4, 2020
Corporate Welfare / News and Updates / Tax

Today the Arizona Free Enterprise Club released a new study evaluating the cost of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) in Arizona and Washington and how LIHTC have performed compared to…