Arizona Free Enterprise Club Archives

AZ Corporation Commission Alters Utility Rate Procedure

December 11, 2024 6:00 amJanuary 2, 2025 3:54 pm

“The only support for this ‘policy statement’ came from the utilities themselves. The Commission is charged to protect ratepayers by regulating the utilities, not the other way around. The Commission should pump the brakes, not rush through major rulemaking decisions...

Arizona Lawmakers Shine at ‘Keep Arizona Free’ Summit

August 27, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 12, 2024 8:27 am

The Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s 4th Annual Keep Arizona Free Summit on Saturday, August 24, 2024, was a powerhouse gathering of conservative thought leaders and activists. The event drew an enthusiastic crowd eager to hear from prominent speakers who champion...

AZ Supreme Court Upholds Prop 140 Signature Challenge

August 26, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 10, 2024 4:15 pm

On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court found that the Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) can continue its challenge of nearly 40,000 duplicate signatures supporting Prop 140. If allowed, the proposition would allow a ballot measure to institute...

The Honorable Jennifer Ryan-Touhill recites the oath of office at her investiture ceremony in the Board of Supervisors Auditorium in Phoenix, AZ.

AFEC Wins Election Free Speech Challenge

August 14, 2024 5:00 amAugust 26, 2024 1:15 pm

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Maricopa County Super Court judge Jennifer Ryan-Touhill ruled in favor of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s (AFEC) challenge to Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ language in Arizona’s 2023 Elections Procedures Manual (EPM). The ruling found...

Mesnard Teaching Free AZ Constitution Course

October 1, 2023 8:19 amOctober 1, 2023 8:21 am

For people of a certain age — you out there Gen X? — a full day of school on a Saturday probably conjures images of The Breakfast Club. But for at least one senator in Arizona, it’s more about the...