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Another Month, Another Onslaught of Municipal Tax and Fee Increases Across Arizona

July 13, 2026 2:11 pmJuly 14, 2026 8:42 pm

“Arizona taxpayers can’t catch a break from their local governments,” writes Miley Gaines of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. From water rates and utility bills to property taxes and sales taxes, city councils and town leaders have spent the last...

A Republic If You Can Keep It!

July 7, 2026 3:00 pmJuly 7, 2026 3:01 pm

“A Republic If You Can Keep It!” These words of Benjamin Franklin, in response to the question, “what kind of government was the United States to have, a republic or a democracy?” are exceedingly prescient today, for we are surrounded,...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Genius’ Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos

January 14, 2019 10:15 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:48 pm

Gavin Newsom’s selection for cabinet secretary is Ana Matosantos, whom California’s new governor calls one of the “most capable public servants in America” and a person of “unrivaled professional accomplishment coupled with a personal determination to serve the public good.”...