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Support for employer sanctions was sarcastic
It was a bit of surprise to see that a has-been like me was mentioned in an article in the Arizona Capitol Times (‘I hate this bill and I vote aye', January 25, 2010). I guess there must be very little happening at the Legislature.
Changes to revenue-sharing system would devastate cities
If anyone doubts the state's troubled economy is clobbering Arizona's cities and towns, they only have to look in the newspaper. "Phoenix details plan for drastic cutbacks;" "Cities, towns resort to layoffs;" "Falling revenues affect city of Prescott operations."
Oregon stepped up, so can Arizona
In the face of a crippling national recession that has driven down state revenues by historic proportions, Arizona is not alone in facing stark choices about priorities for our present and our future.
Arizonans play crucial role in bringing aid to Haiti
Lt. Meredith Doran peers at her computer monitor at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson and sees the pain of Haiti.
The Conservative Revolution of 2010
Just think about what conservatives have accomplished in 2010. Not in my wildest dreams could I have thought that a fiscally conservative candidate could be Massachusetts' newest senator.
H2161 locks in 391% interest for payday lenders
As Robert Merry notes in his book "A Country of Vast Designs," President Andrew Jackson wrote in an 1832 veto letter, "In the full enjoyment of ... the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions ... and exclusive privileges, to make the rich ric[...]
Coughlin’s prominence is no accident
Political consultant Chuck Coughlin was recently recognized in an issue for having some "juice." But what accompanied the kudos was a snide, anonymous comment that his achievement was "accidental." The quote offered other gratuitous criticism too.
Government should require unit-cost accounting
Experience has taught me there is little to gain with simple, direct personal appeals to most of my representatives, past governors and state agencies. Thank God there are a few exceptions - but very few.
Stopping climate change essential for national security
The safety and security of the United States will depend on how well we as a nation address the challenges of climate change.
Brewer uses Symington’s playbook, and staffers
Gov. Jan Brewer is taking a page right out of former Gov. Fife Symington's playbook. And why not? It worked.
State needs to close tax loopholes, cut non-essential services
Arizonans watched Republican lawmakers and the governor fail multiple times last year to solve one of the biggest budget deficits in history and continue to push our state down the wrong track.
Suspicious signatures
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is collecting signatures to run for attorney general and Bill Montgomery is collecting signatures to run for Maricopa County attorney.
