Much of the time and energy of this legislative session was consumed by the push to raise taxes, even if those taxes were unconstitutional.This push was led by a group of "increase taxes at all cost" ideologues who deployed an array of tactics and...
It was the speech that officially launched a new and dangerous ideology: do whatever it takes to raise taxes -- even it it means ignoring the Constitution. In February, the Governor addressed the Legislature and called for an array of new and...
In last week’s article I described my initial optimism for this year's legislative session and detailed the opportunities afforded to this year's legislature. I explained my initial belief that a new generation of legislative leaders were coming...
Perhaps you read these articles a few months ago and took note of my optimism about this year's legislative session. As the legislative year progressed, you likely also noticed my sentiment devolve into strong disapproval. I have imagined the...
As this year's legislative session drew to a close, legislators commenced a rapid fire process of throwing out various tax increase proposals in an apparent attempt to see what they could get before those impacted by the new taxes could engage. This...