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2025 Common Sense Institue Free Enterprise Report

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Arizona economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long undertaking and includes the CSI Economic Performance Index as well as a Free Enterprise Competitiveness Index across eight different policy areas.

Both indices provide an opportunity to look backwards and better understand where Arizona has been and what direction we are moving. We can better understand how we are performing relative to other states and we can equip policy makers, civic and business leaders with the best understanding of how our state is performing, where we are winning, where we are losing and how free enterprise principles can get us back on track.

 

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Education
ESA’s in Arizona Q3 2025 Report

Since universal eligibility in 2022, Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program has seen rapid growth. A lack of reliable and consistent data about who is using the program and how is contribut

October 03, 2025 Glenn Farley
State Budget
First Look: FY 2026 Budget Issues to Watch

CSI's Coffee & Common Sense presentation - A Look Ahead to the 2026 Budget.

October 02, 2025 Glenn Farley
Jobs & Our Economy
Why Policy Still Matters. The 2025 Arizona “Job Killers” List

The Common Sense Institute and Arizona Chamber Foundation analyze the economic impact of legislation proposed in the 2025 legislative session.

September 30, 2025 Glenn FarleyZachary Milne