Alarming AZ Employment Trends Continue Under Katie Hobbs
Arizona’s Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) just released the state’s latest monthly employment report, with updated numbers for July. The new numbers are a mixed bag for Arizonans and the state’s economy, with the unemployment rate increasing and non-seasonally adjusted employment dropping by 9,400 jobs, coupled with a good boost in construction. Other sectors continue […]
In a Win for Taxpayers, Arizona Supreme Court Stops Union Giveaway
Last week, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of taxpayers when it shut down the City of Phoenix’s agreement with its employee union that allowed union employees to perform union business while being paid by the city. The Court ruled that the practice—known as “release time” because city employees were released from the […]
Memo: Free Enterprise Is On The Ballot In Arizona
FROM: Citizens for Free Enterprise ActionTO: Interested PartiesRE: Arizona 2024 Legislative Session Analysis The Arizona Legislature adjourned its 2024 regular session on June 15. At 160 days the session was well over a month shorter than last year’s record of 204 days. Overall, legislators considered more than 1,700 different bills and resolutions. More than 250 were signed into […]
Katie Hobbs Earns Rusty Shovel for Latest Jobs Report
We recently published a post examining Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ jobs record. Our post noted that since Hobbs took office, government jobs grew to their highest level ever while key private industries have struggled. Although that record included jobs at every level of government, Hobbs took credit for them and included them in her total […]
Katie Government Jobbs
Executive Summary Katie Hobbs loves giving herself nicknames. Her first was the self-described “veto queen” and lately she’s taken to calling herself “Katie Jobbs.” In a recent post on social media, the Governor claims that she has “created 86,400 jobs” – but a look at the underlying data raises cause for significant concern, as job […]
Memo: Georgia General Assembly Embraces Free Enterprise
FROM: Citizens for Free Enterprise ActionTO: Interested PartiesRE: Georgia 2024 Legislative Session Analysis The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up its legislative session at the end of March, having considered more than 1,700 different bills. Overall, Georgia’s legislative session brought victories on key issues as state policymakers embraced free enterprise values. Although a handful of bills that would have […]
Fact Checking Save Our Schools Arizona’s Lies
Save Our Schools Arizona—an anti-school choice advocacy group committed to keeping kids in failing schools—was busy on social media this week promoting misinformation as part of its continued crusade against Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Lying about the ESA program is unfortunately nothing new for SOSAZ (or its allies in the governor’s office), and this […]
“Progressive” Democrat Agenda: Right to (not) Work
The Congressional Progressive Caucus recently released its agenda for 2025 and beyond. While the proposed trillions in new spending and crippling tax increases come as no surprise, the agenda is notable for its total rejection of the constitutional and free enterprise principles that enable prosperity and have made this country great. If enacted, this agenda […]
“Progressive” Democrat Agenda: Trillions In Student Debt, With A Side Of Socialism
The Congressional Progressive Caucus recently released its agenda for 2025 and beyond. While the proposed trillions in new spending and crippling tax increases come as no surprise, the agenda is notable for its total rejection of the constitutional and free enterprise principles that enable prosperity and have made this country great. If enacted, this agenda […]
“Progressive” Democrat Agenda: Radical Environmentalism
The Congressional Progressive Caucus recently released its agenda for 2025 and beyond. While the proposed trillions in new spending and crippling tax increases come as no surprise, the agenda is notable for its total rejection of the constitutional and free enterprise principles that enable prosperity and have made this country great. If enacted, this agenda […]