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Conservative Goldwater Institute rates GOP lawmakers over Democrats in votes upholding liberty
A conservative advocacy group's report card on how Arizona lawmakers uphold its definition of liberty rates every Republican ahead of every Democrat in both houses of the Legislature.
Supreme Court hears CityNorth case; $97.4M in incentives challenged
Having heard arguments over the legality of a multimillion dollar incentive package designed to lure the development of a large shopping mall in north Phoenix, the Arizona Supreme Court is poised to decide the extent of local governments' power to boost their economies and tax revenues.
Meet the 2009 Leaders of the Year
Welcome to Arizona Capitol Times third annual edition of Leaders of the Year in Public Policy. This awards program was created in 2007 to recognize the contributions of policy professionals across the state. It is a salute to those who advance public policy by implementing and championing creative strategies to positively impact the state and the lives of Arizonans, without regard to partisansh[...]
AZ Supreme Court to hear CityNorth case Sept. 30
The Arizona Supreme Court on Sept. 30 will weigh the fate of a tax rebate offered by the city of Phoenix to lure a developer that built a massive shopping... […]
Wanted: new revenue
Lawmakers will be facing quite the conundrum in 2010 - how to raise more revenue for the cash-strapped state without raising taxes. The Republican-led Legislature stymied attempts by Gov. Jan Brewer to put a sales tax increase on the ballot, and outright rejected the idea of passing a tax increase itself.
Goldwater Institute: Arizona Constitution leaves many other states’ in the dust
The Arizona Constitution rates better than the constitutions of most other states in part because it guards against government seizing private property and putting public dollars toward private ventures, according to a report by a conservative Goldwater Institute.
Opponents say Clean Elections impedes free speech; supporters say it levels campaign field
For 10 years, foes of Arizona’s publicly funded campaigns have fought a losing battle to destroy the political system they credit for burdening free speech rights and interfering with the natural selection of legislative and statewide elected officials.
Supreme Court agrees to hear CityNorth case
The Arizona Supreme Court agreed on June 1 to hear a challenge of an appellate court decision that found a $97-million tax rebate given to a real estate developer by the city of Phoenix violated the state's Constitution.
Gun lobby takes on property rights
Traditionally, gun-rights advocates have extolled liberty. But lately in Arizona, the gun lobby has taken a strange and puzzling U-turn.
Goldwater Institute: Arpaio’s crime clearance rate a sham
The Goldwater Institute renewed its criticism of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, this time accusing the agency of reporting faulty criminal investigation statistics to federal authorities.
Holdouts are the holdup to state budget fix
Senate President Bob Burns wisely has chosen to make solving the state's budget deficit job one for the Arizona Legislature. And yet after four months, they still haven't reached an agreement. What's the holdup?
