Maricopa County voters narrowly approved Proposition 409 on Tuesday, authorizing Valleywise Health to issue $898 million in bonds for facility expansion. The final tally revealed just how divided the county remains: 51.4% voted yes, 48.6% voted no; a margin of just...
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The Mafia, the NBA, and the Inevitable Corruption of Legal Gambling on Sports
I idolized Pete Rose growing up. Charlie Hustle. The Hit King. The way he dove headfirst into bases, the way he played every game like it mattered. His drive to win. That was baseball at its best. In 1989, the MLB banned Rose for life for betting on games while...
100,000 Arizona Families Just Voted – And Educational Freedom Won
Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship accounts (ESAs) just shattered expectations: 92,362 students now enrolled and climbing toward 103,000 by fiscal year end. That is nearly 100,000 families voting for educational freedom, and opponents are panicking. Matthew Holloway...
Proposition 409: Taxpayers Funding Experimental Gender “Treatment”
Update (10/28/25): We have been in contact with representatives of Valleywise Health, who have assured us that Valleywise does not perform transgender surgeries and is compliant with President Trump's January 28 Executive Order, “Protecting Children from Surgical and...
Colorado’s One-Way Street: How the State Banned Truth in Therapy
Colorado has criminalized compassion. The state now dictates what counselors say to struggling teens. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Chiles v. Salazar, a case that will determine whether families can choose counseling that aligns with biological reality, or...
Victory as Arizona Supreme Court Allows Prop 211 Challenge to Proceed
The Arizona Supreme Court handed opponents of Prop 211, the Donor Doxing Law, a significant procedural victory this past Monday, allowing a constitutional challenge to the dangerous donor disclosure law to move forward. Though not part of Center for Arizona Policy's...
My reflections on Charlie’s Memorial
On Sunday, my wife and I attended the memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium. It was a powerful experience—unlike any gathering I have ever attended. I am confident that God will use this momentous gathering for decades to come to gather, heal,...
Horror, Holiness, & Hope: The week we lost Charlie Kirk
This was a horrible week. We lost Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA. He was just 31 years old. As a parent, the enormity of this tragedy hit me as I discussed it with my children. There was nothing I could do to spare them the shock, the sorrow,...
Brief Indoctrination, Lasting Damage
Scottsdale parents caught their district exposing elementary students to LGBT propaganda hidden in a lesson about the Tuskegee Airmen. When confronted, SUSD admitted it happened but tried to minimize the damage with word games and misdirection. The district's...
The Right to Criticize What Your Kids Are Taught (Terms and Conditions Apply)
Just over a month ago, the Supreme Court handed parents a major victory in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The judge ruled that Maryland’s Montgomery County could not force families of faith to keep their kids in LGBT lessons that violated their values. The First Amendment...