Guest Editorial: America on the Rise: Celebrating New Beginnings

By Doug Ducey

A Fresh Start

I want to start off by congratulating President Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. It’s time to turn the page on the last four years and get back to an America where opportunity and prosperity are abundant.

I was in Idaho ahead of Governor Brad Little’s State of the State speech to talk about Arizona’s success in igniting the school choice revolution. Every student deserves the opportunity to go to a great school that fits their family’s needs and I am happy to see Governor Little embracing school choice.

The Common Sense Institute Arizona held their annual Free Enterprise Summit earlier this month. I had the opportunity to join my friend Arthur Brooks for a discussion on how free enterprise empowers Americans to live happier, more fulfilling lives. It was a great event.

Arizona’s lowest-in-the-nation flat tax has been attracting new residents to our state for a few years now, but it just brought us a very high-profile new resident. One of the best pitchers in the MLB and Cy Young Award winner, Corbin Burnes, just signed with the DBacks. He was offered more money by teams in California and Canada — but Arizona’s low taxes made the difference. I’ll be looking forward to seeing him on the field this upcoming season.