Arizona Free Enterprise Club
Coverage of Arizona Free Enterprise Club in the Nexus archive.
- School voucher advocates sue to keep ESA reform measure off the November ballot
The Goldwater Institute is challenging the 'Protect Education, Accountability Now Act' initiative's voter signatures to prevent it from appearing on the November ballot. The initiative, supported by Save Our Schools Arizona, submitted over 420,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot, but the Goldwater Institute alleges over 73,000 signatures are invalid. The Protect Education Act aims to reform Arizona's school voucher program by imposing income caps, clawing back unused funds, and restricting ESA spending.
- Arizona Supreme Court upholds dark money law, allows free speech challenge to proceed
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld most challenges to Proposition 211, a voter-approved law requiring donor disclosure for political spending, but allowed a free speech challenge to proceed. Opponents, including the Center for Arizona Policy and Arizona Free Enterprise Club, argue donor disclosure violates Arizona’s constitution by chilling free speech, while proponents maintain the law complies with state constitutional protections.