With less than a month to go until the Super Bowl, the City of Phoenix has been preparing for the infusion of visitors from around the world to participate in the pre-game and post-game festivities as well as watch the spectacle that will likely enhance local sales and business tax revenues. Since the New Year, … Read more
I warned you about this before the election. I warned you that if you put Republicans in charge of Congress they would take the country hostage again over their extortion demands about government spending – they only do this when a Democrat is in the White House – and the MAGAts in control of Congress … Read more
Arizona Governor Katie Hobb’s first budget (for the 2023/24 year) totaling about $17.1 billion reflects the Democratic values and commitment to long-term financial stability that was lacking in prior Ducey budgets. More tax cuts for the very wealthy? Nope. A continuation of the expanded school voucher program for the wealthy? Not happening in Governor Hobb’s … Read more
Every GQP-controlled Arizona legislature since Republican Gov. J. Fife Symington III has cut corporate income taxes. Even Democratic Gov. Jnet Napolitano went along with this sop to corporations to smooth her reelection effort in 2006. The biggest corporate tax cuts came under Republican Gov. Jan Brewer and just last year under Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. That is … Read more
In a call for Arizonans and their public servants “to work together to make a significant impact in the lives and communities of this state today and for years to come by lowering costs and investing in public education, securing our water future, tackling the affordable housing crisis, and other real issues that are holding … Read more