Common Sense Institute Podcast: Common Sense Digest
Common Sense Institute is a non-profit free-enterprise think tank dedicated to the protection and promotion of Arizona’s economy.
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When it comes to legislative proposals, ballot initiatives, or economic trends that could have a lasting impact on Arizonans and the state’s economy, where do you turn for unbiased facts and objective analysis? The Common Sense Digest is our regularly occurring podcast featuring policy experts discussing Colorado and Arizona’s most pressing issues. Debuting the bi-monthly, Common Sense Digest’s lively discussions equip you with the most important tool to combat divisive partisanship and shrill rhetoric – Common Sense.
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Understanding and Solving Arizona’s Budget Deficit featuring Danny Seiden and Glenn Farley
Over the past decade Arizona’s population and economy have grown rapidly, but more recent data suggests this pace is slowing. Today the state is facing the end of its fastest period of revenue and spending growth ever – over the past five years, General Fund revenue...
The 2024 Free Enterprise Report featuring Lang Sias, Glenn Farley and Dr. Steven Byers
The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of both the Colorado and Arizona economic landscapes and each state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long undertaking and includes the CSI Economic...
The Implications of and Solutions for Learning Loss featuring Lisa Graham Keegan
Protecting Arizona’s Economic Competitiveness featuring Danny Seiden and Courtney Coolidge
Every year in Arizona, legislators introduce hundreds of bills, most of which are never enacted. This year, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“Arizona Chamber”) identified 67 “Job Killer” bills which would have imposed substantial new taxes, costs, or...
Manufacturing Matters in Arizona featuring Steve Macias and Glenn Farley
The Economic Impact of Arizona’s Sports and Tourism Sector featuring Kim Sabow and Glenn Farley
Is K-12 Education Moving Forwards or Backwards in Arizona? Featuring Lisa Graham Keegan and Glenn Farley
The Bright Future of Common Sense Institute featuring Kelly Caufield and Katie Ratlief
Fentanyl’s Impact on Arizona featuring Glenn Farley and Jobe Dickinson
With the decriminalization of the possession and use of illegal drugs in some jurisdictions, the surge in migrant encounters along the U.S.-Mexico border, and the recent increase in fentanyl overdoses in Arizona, Common Sense Digest explores what impacts these events...
Unpacking the Colorado and Arizona Housing Markets with Glenn Farley and Steven Byers