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Attacks on ballot initiatives are anti-democratic

There have been several attacks on the democratic process within our state this legislative session. Arizona Republicans in the Legislature have continued to push unpopular and unnecessary legislative items, including extreme...

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It’s law now: Cops need conviction to keep seized property

Police in Arizona will soon need a criminal conviction before they can seize property in connection with a crime.  House Bill 2810, which makes far-reaching changes to civil asset forfeiture, was sponsored by Rep....

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Supreme Court considers education tax arguments

The fate of a tax on the rich to help fund education could come down to whether the Arizona Supreme Court believes the money raised will provide “grants” to schools....

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Failure to end home equity theft will deepen virus crisis

With the economy teetering towards a deep recession in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states are taking proactive measures to help their citizens by easing property tax burdens...

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Corporation Commission overstepping its authority, Ducey says

Doug Ducey (AP Photo/Matt York, file) Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday the Arizona Corporation Commission has been getting into areas beyond its constitutional authority to set utility...

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Easter offends the overly-sensitive, but not the Constitution

On Easter Sunday, Governor Doug Ducey posted to his “official” Facebook page a Gospel verse accompanied by the statement, “He is risen! Have a happy and blessed Easter!”  The predicable...

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Supreme Court refuses to hear AG’s tuition challenge

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the latest bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to have the method of setting tuition at the state’s three universities be declared unconstitutional....

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Minimum wage bill on hold in Senate Rules Committee

A bid to slice the minimum wage for some young workers hit a speed bump Monday as some lawmakers questioned its legality. The Senate Rules Committee put off discussion of...

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There is no Irony in The Equal Rights Amendment

Cathi Herrod, our modern day Phyllis Schlafly, is correct: public policy often sounds better in theory than it plays out in reality. Which is why it’s essential that we pass...

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After nearly a century, why are we still fighting for the ERA?

As Arizona moves closer to ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, those against women’s equality are trotting out those old desperate Phyllis Schlafly myths so I’d like to set the record...

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