Arizona’s Ballot Measures: The Wording Behind the Materials Voters Get
Every couple of years, Arizona voters face a slate of ballot propositions. In advance of the election, voters get a publicity pamphlet with information to help them decide how to vote on the measures. The Voter Publicity Pamphlet that mailed to voter households in September contains: the actual statutory language of the proposition (specialized language that’s not easy to understand); a summary of each proposition developed by the Arizona Legislative Council; arguments for and
More Federal Red Tape for Renewables
The old conservative movement used to say government should let markets guide investment decisions. Companies should decide where to invest based on cost, demand, and what works best. Government should stay out of the way and avoid picking winners and losers. The populist movement now running the federal government has scrapped that approach in favor of using policy and bureaucracy to steer private investment away from wind and solar and
Arizona’s Clean Energy & Energy-efficiency Rules Worked. They Should’ve Been Updated, Not Repealed
The Arizona Corporation Commission has now repealed both of Arizona’s major electric clean-energy rules: the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) rules and the Electric Energy Efficiency Standards (EEE) rules. REST was repealed on March 4, 2026. They repealed the energy efficiency standards last Wednesday. That means the Commission has now eliminated both sides of Arizona’s clean-energy / energy-efficiency policies: one that pushed utilities to generate more electricity from renewable resources
Public Health Students: Get Real-World Public Health Practice Experience
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health Internship Program is now accepting applications for fall internships. The internships connect what students learn in class with what public health work actually looks like in the real world. Interns get meaningful project experience, professional mentoring, leadership development, and an inside look at how a large local health department works to improve health across the community. It’s also a chance to start buildiong a
APS Wants Yet Another Giant Rate Increase. Will the Corporation Commission Have Our Back or the Monopoly’s Back?
Arizona Public Service is a monopoly utility. If you live in the APS area you can’t shop around for another electricity company. You have one choice: pay APS what they say you owe or go without power. The Arizona Constitution gave the AZ Corporation Commission the power to regulate monopoly utilities for that reason. The Commission is supposed to act in the public’s interest. It’s supposed to make sure that
Arizona Joins Lawsuit Challenging CMS’ Medicaid Work-Requirement Rule
Arizona joined 24 other states in a federal lawsuit challenging parts of the new (Interim Final) Medicaid “community engagement” rule issued by HHS and CMS earlier this month that fleshes out what they believe is required under HR1 with respect to work and community engagement requirements. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Massachusetts by Attorney General Kris Mayes and the other plaintiffs. It targets the Interim Final Rule