Larry Bodine 
Jackie McGuire says Marana’s proposed massive data center is not economic development. It is a high-stakes gamble that could consume electricity, exploit loopholes in water law, drive away employers and leave the town with a concrete monument to a collapsed artificial intelligence boom. McGuire, a Marana Town Council candidate and research analyst with experience in … Read more
Scores of ardent Democrats filled every open space at the new Tucson location for the Copper State Victory office near Wilmot and Speedway. Candidates included: Hobbs Understands the Lack of Affordability Gov. Hobbs said, “I grew up in Tempe, and there were times when we struggled. My family relied on programs like food stamps. We … Read more
Arizona Republicans promised voters lower costs, stability and competent government. Instead, they delivered higher household expenses, giveaways to the wealthy, attacks on public education and exhausting MAGA culture-war nonsense. Now Democrats will make them pay for it at the ballot box. Rodrigo Guerrero is the Campaigns Director for the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC). … Read more
Democrat Nick Mansour is making the Arizona treasurer’s race a referendum on trust, competence and whether the state’s billions should be hijacked for far-right politics. Speaking to Democrats of Greater Tucson on July 6, Mansour laid out a four-part case for turning the Treasurer’s Office into an engine for public good: His message was blunt: … Read more
A new Guardian/Harris Poll paints a brutal picture: 95% of Americans say the country is facing an affordability crisis, and 57% say the economy is getting worse, up from 46% in February. The new poll shows Americans are getting crushed by gas, groceries, debt, housing and health costs — and Trump’s GOP owns the pain. … Read more