Ronald Reagan boldly promised that his supply side-trickle-down economic tax cuts would stimulate long-term economic growth and pay for themselves. They did not and the national debt skyrocketed. George W. Bush promised the same. Same results. So did Donald Trump. Everyone knows what happened there. Republican Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and his pals in the … Read more
Apparently having expertise in water policy is not the first qualification for a Doug Ducey appointee to serve on the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, the state organ that “finances the design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure projects.” According to the recently passed a one billion dollars, water security measure passed at the end … Read more
Well, the official word is out on the first infusion of applications for the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (Private School Vouchers) thanks to the universal expansion passed by plutocrat Doug Ducey and his anti-public school supporters in the Arizona State Legislature. It is not a surprise for anyone who predicted what would happen. @azedschools estimates that … Read more
Political observers cannot get enough of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on conservative and social media. Since July 7, 2022, Mr. Ducey cannot stop touting the Universal Voucher Expansion Law that he signed ten days after the end of the Arizona Legislative Session. Saying “this is a monumental moment for all of Arizona’s students. Our kids … Read more
On the day Governor Doug Ducey, to great cheers, signed the bipartisan water legislation, he ruined the kumbaya moment by vetoing another bipartisan piece of legislation: HB2685 which would have authorized voters to choose whether to approve a half cent sales tax extension of Proposition 400 that would have funded close to $40 billion in … Read more