The U.S. Supreme Court heard the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act aka “Obamacare” a week after Election Day in November. A collection of Republican state attorneys general relied on the bogus legal theory of inseverability, claiming that since the GOP tax act of 2017 repealed the individual mandate in an act of political sabotage, … Read more
Vox legal reporter Ian Millhiser gives a preview of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term beginning on Monday. 7 big cases the Supreme Court will hear in its new term, explained: The new Supreme Court term will open on Monday under a cloud of uncertainty — and dread, if you’re a liberal. [O]ne such lawsuit … Read more
The alternative headline for this blog post could be: Are eight tax cuts in two weeks too many? I think so. Last week, I said that the State of Arizona should change its motto from Ditat Deus (God Enriches) to Tax Cuts R Us. Looking at this Wednesday’s Ways and Means Committee agenda with four more … Read more
On Thursday, January 16, 2020, the Regulatory Affairs Committee started bright and early with a sunset review hearing for three different departments: the Residential Utility Consumer Office (RUCO), the Department of Insurance, and the Arizona Board of Library Examiners. (This post focuses on the Auditor General’s review of the Department of Insurance.) I have been … Read more
In the Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday, Feb 14, we are hearing a long list of bills including two about health insurance. HB2375 would extend short-duration insurance to three years. This insurance is currently capped at one year because it is seen as a stop-gap measure for people who are between jobs or … Read more