The Governor’s final veto decisions are in. Out of 267 bills that the 2026 Legislature sent to him, he vetoed one of them and reduced an appropriation line item in another. This week we will be discussing the line-itemed bill, … Read More
About a year ago, we wrote about a special fund that we called the Dam Special Fund, and that we were suing the State over it. Our state constitution has a number of provisions in it that are designed to … Read More
The idea behind an empty homes tax is to impose an outrageously high cost on residential property that is unoccupied, to force owners to either live in the property or rent it out. The theory is that this would alleviate … Read More
About a year ago, we wrote about one part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that could really hurt our State economically. It’s about the federal SNAP program to help needy families with food costs. It used to be … Read More
Now you see it, now you don’t. There’s no magic involved here, only taxes. Taxes you can see, and taxes you can’t. The taxes you can see are things like income tax, which gets taken out of your paycheck, and … Read More
One of the basic freedoms we have in this country, enshrined in our Constitution, is the freedom to contract. Two or more parties with differing interests can agree to just about anything, as long as it isn’t illegal, and our … Read More
Medicaid is a joint federal and state government health insurance program that helps provide medical coverage for people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid is basically a federal program that states can opt into by setting up a program … Read More
Back in 2020, an Arizona State swimmer named Grant House sued the NCAA in a landmark class action case alleging that the NCAA’s rules forbidding compensation for college athletes were illegal under antitrust laws. The settlement of that lawsuit in … Read More
Our legislative session has ended but the journey of legislative bills has not. Bills that have passed the Legislature now trek to the Capitol’s fifth floor, where Gov. Green and his staff considers them. The Governor has until June 30 … Read More
The legislative bill that we have received the most questions about is Senate Bill 3125, the bill that modifies individual tax rates. But the part that has drawn the most questions hasn’t been the tax rates, whether they be pauses, … Read More