The Grand Canyon Institute (GCI) is proud to have championed several policy triumphs that will lead to greater fiscal responsibility and public education funding as the 2018 legislative session comes to a close.
South Dakota v. Wayfair Likely Opportunity to Improve State Revenue
April 16, 2018Likely Supreme Court ruling would enable Arizona to improve online tax collection.
SB1398—Forcing Unemployed Workers To Take Bad Job Options or Lose Benefits
March 26, 2018SB1398 would force the unemployed to accept positions that have inadequate pay or working conditions.
Eliminating Taxation of Cloud Computing and Streaming Services under HB2479 and SB 1392 Not Wise
March 5, 2018Not taxing cloud computing costs the state needed revenue and an upcoming Supreme Court decision will clarify the issue.
Prop. 206 Impact Summary: Restaurant Employment, Wage Gains v. Job Loss, Income Distribution, and State-Contracted Disability Providers
February 12, 2018Prop. 206 Impact: Restaurant employment growth was modestly higher than in the preceding four years in 2017
Investigating thousands of dollars but not millions: Scottsdale Unified CFO accused of self-dealing — That’s the norm at most Arizona charter schools
January 31, 2018Scottsdale Unified’s CFO is accused of self-dealing due to payments made by the district to a firm she had an interest in. That’s legal for charter schools.
Fighting Fire With Data: No substance in critiques of charter school finances report
October 5, 2017Critics of improved charter school accountability lack evidence and put forward misperceptions. The GCI study provides sensible suggestions for taxpayer accountability for charter schools where three in four are currently engaged in questionable financial transactions with the same people who own/run the charter.
Making Private Insurance Work: The Role of Invisible Risk-Pools or Reinsurance in Reforming the Affordable Care Act or in a Replacement
June 22, 2017Well-funded invisible risk-pools would improve the Affordable Care Act and are critical to making any replacement for it function.
Sunnyslope High School not BASIS should get the Headlines: with U.S. News High Schools that only have high-achieving students rank at the top
April 25, 2017The latest U.S. News and World Report “Best High School” rankings are out and the BASIS charter operators claim the top five spots in Arizona. Those same five schools nationally take the top three spots, #5 and #7.
ACA and AHCA Part 1: The Big Picture in the Individual Market, 50,000 Arizonans 50+ Face Huge Cost Increase by 2020 under GOP Proposal
March 22, 2017The House GOP-Proposal would lead to sharply higher premiums for lower income, older adults compared to the Affordable Care Act.