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 […]
“Progressive” Democrats Introduce Agenda to Undo Economic Progress
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 […]
Can Arizona Stop the Service Industry’s Grim Reaper?
Republicans on Arizona’s House Commerce Committee—with no help from Democrats—voted this week to pass an amended version of SCR 1040—now titled the Tipped Workers Protection Act—which would give Arizonans an opportunity to affirmatively defend restaurant and other hourly workers from an effort that will destroy the current system that rewards hard work and quality service. […]
The Stakes of Free Enterprise
“The record of history is absolutely crystal clear that there is no alternative way so far discovered of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by the free-enterprise system.” –Milton Friedman What is free enterprise? Free enterprise is the unimpeded, voluntary flow of […]