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Tax reform proposals need to be easily understood
Recently, an East Valley newspaper ran an editorial concerning the Arizona Tax Revolt. The chairman of the organization, Marc Goldstone, has introduced initiatives that will change the Arizona Constitution and... […]
Clean Elections Commission monthly reports had correct figures
A recent Arizona Capitol Times story notes that the Citizens Clean Elections Commission issued an annual report that included a reporting error. As a result of a clerical error, the... […]
Err on the side of children
I wish everyone could know the stories of some of the foster children I know. When the CPS worker stopped at one child’s apartment to remind his mother that she... […]
‘Ring’ decision was about aggravating factors
I am compelled to respond to your article regarding the ever-increasing number of capital cases pending in the Maricopa County Superior Court. County seeks death penalty court to ease backlog,... […]
School vouchers subsidize affluent students, harm public education
Public education historically has been a general obligation of state government. Based on Thomas Jefferson’s crusade against ignorance, public education serves to forge a common bond among American diversity: E... […]
Pinal Plan is recipe for disaster
The $272,000 Pinal Plan for the Future, recently published by the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, was a huge disappointment and one more colossal waste of hard-earned taxpayer money. Its... […]
Judge in ELL case became a powerful legislator
Note: What follows is a letter to U.S. Distirct Judge Raner Collins from two members of the Arizona Federation of Taxpayers. Judge Collins ruled March 22 that lawmakers have until... […]
Legislature fails small businesses seeking health insurance for workers
The frustrations for small businesses in their quest for health insurance have again gone unanswered with this year’s legislative session. The only positive was H2134, sponsored by Rep. Michele Reagan,... […]
Border projects should be OK
As the Legislature rushes to pass a budget, I urge members to help Arizona’s border communities by approving transportation infrastructure projects recommended by the CANAMEX Task Force and Arizona Department... […]
‘Sick time on your dime’ all wrong
I watched in disbelief and then in anger, a story Channel 15 carried called, “Sick Time on Your Dime,” wherein the story slammed city employees who were given sick time... […]
Congress must prevent slaughter of horses for food
I stand with the owners of Kentucky Derby winners mentioned in the following letter published in the Louisville Courier-Journal on May 5. We join them in urging Congress to end... […]
Lawmakers missed chance to address rural water issue
For the third session in a row, legislators have refused to listen to the water experts and pass meaningful legislation to manage water in rural areas. They have undone a... […]
