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Religion has everything to do with abortion
Four anti-abortion bills have been introduced into the state legislature including a Texas copycat bill (HR2001, HR2483, SB1044, SB1164). The issue is not whether a state has the constitutional authority... […]
Attacks on ballot initiatives are anti-democratic
Arizonans do not want to see ballot initiatives go away and we should not have to give up our constitutional protections to this right any time soon. Arizona representatives owe it to their constituents to vote no on SCR1024, SB1531 and HB2891 to save the people of Arizona’s constitutional right to democratic participation.
It’s law now: Cops need conviction to keep seized property
Police in Arizona will soon need a criminal conviction before they can seize their in connection with a crime.
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.
Arizona’s eviction ban raises serious Constitutional questions
As millennials, we cannot expect other individuals to bear our personal and financial burdens. We should celebrate legal actions like the Arizona Multihousing Association’s in the fight to honor individual rights. After all, these liberties are the foundations on which our nation was built.
Constitution and democracy mandate separation of church, state
Once again, Center for Arizona Policy peddles its myths in an attempt to turn America from a democracy to a theocracy. The communications specialist miscommunicates in the April 24 editorial... […]
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 and offering monetary relief.
Corporation Commission overstepping its authority, Ducey says
Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday the Arizona Corporation Commission has been getting into areas beyond its constitutional authority to set utility rates.
Easter offends the overly-sensitive, but not the Constitution
Reasonable people can of course differ on whether or in what manner our officials should acknowledge religious holidays and traditions in their public comments. But not every political dispute is a constitutional question, and such disagreements are best addressed through the democratic means of discussion and debate – not unilaterally settled by unelected judges.
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.
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.
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 an Equal Rights Amendment. As Ms. Herrod points out, “who can disagree with equal rights for women? No one.” She lists numerous laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. But as she points out, laws and polic[...]
