Arizona Republicans have been twisting arms for weeks to find 31 of their members in the House and 16 in the Senate to pass their budget that includes $12.5 billion in tax giveaways and a flat tax. (You didn’t expect the Republicans to actually “Invest in Ed,” did you?) While the Republican budget is languishing, … Read more
The Grand Canyon Institute is a “centrist think tank” that provides a great service to our state by analyzing economic issues and producing independent reports. (You can read many of these reports at this link on their website.) Below is June 8, 2021 press release from the Grand Canyon Institute. It incudes key findings from … Read more
In a step not surprising to those familiar with the situation, Tucson Water issued a press release, stating it will shut down the Tucson Airport Remediation Project water treatment facility (TARP) on June 21, 2021, in order to save local residents from being exposed to contaminated (and potentially life-threatening) drinking water. In the release and … Read more
In a triumph for pursuing clean energy options to make the environment better for Phoenix residents, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council approved a measure that would amend the local fire code and fee structure to make it easier for homeowners to use more of their roof space to install solar energy panels. … Read more
Two of the 11 bills that make up the Republican budget for Arizona — HB2899 and HB2900 — were defeated 30-30 in the Arizona House on Monday, June 7. These bills include the disastrous Flat Tax proposal and the income tax cap at 4.5%. Together, they are an attack on the will of the voters … Read more