A little over two months ago, Arizona was one of the fastest growing states in the country and boasted a booming economy that was one of the nation’s leaders in employment and wage growth.  Our economy has certainly slowed down, but there is still some good news such as TSMC announcing a chip factory in…

In the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking about something Alexis De Tocqueville implied in his classic Democracy in America: America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great. I’ve been thinking about this because, right now, we need America to be great. We…

Bravo! As our good friend Senator John McCain used to say, “Remember the words of Chairman Mao: it’s always darkest before it’s totally black.” Well, in these troubling times we got a bit of good news today.  The Arizona State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the City of Phoenix’s ordinance charging Uber & Lyft fees for…

While COVID-19 has stalled many important policy issues that were under discussion, the debate regarding access fees for rideshare companies at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport continues on.  Earlier this week, the Arizona Supreme Court announced that the oral arguments scheduled for later this month have been canceled, but they will issue an opinion in…

What looks like an elephant but acts like a snake? The Goldwater Institute. Recently, a number of legislators have put forth a bill (HB2817) trying to stop the airport from raising access fees on ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. This bill is being pushed forward despite the fact that a Supreme Court case…