Raul Grijalva

(UPDATED)Arizona Congressional and House Candidate Reaction to Today’s Supreme Court Ruling Outlawing Reproductive Freedom

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The road to a Democratically controlled House of Representatives in Washington D.C. may go through Arizona thanks to today’s Arizona Supreme Court ruling outlawing women’s reproductive freedom. Surprisingly, there is maybe bipartisan agreement among Democrats and Republicans at the House level that the Arizona State Supreme Court overreached in invalidating a 2022 Republican ban on … Read more

Arizona Democratic Reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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Several of Arizona’s leading Democratic leaders and candidates offered their perspective on President Biden’s March 7, State of the Union Address. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes commented: “The integrity of the office of the Arizona Secretary of State is dependent upon our ability to rise above the political fray and act on behalf of … Read more

The House Passes a Much-Needed Expansion of the Child Tax Credit; 424,000 Arizona Children Could Be Lifted Out of Poverty

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One of the misfortunes of the American Rescue Plan was that the provisions to expand the Child Tax Credit for the nation’s families expired at the end of 2021 after helping drop the child poverty rate to its lowest rate in decades. While several states, including Arizona, sought local remedies to partially or fully make … Read more

Biden/Harris Campaign and Arizona Democratic Reaction to the Election of Mike Johnson as the New Speaker of the House

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Meet the New. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Soon to be probably known as America’s Worst Political Nightmare. Make no mistake. While he may be more presentable and polished than a Jim Jordan or Steve Scalise, there does not seem to be a mainstream bone in his MAGA-White Christian Nationalist body. As NBC reports, … Read more

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce GALA

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by Carolyn Classen, blogger 2023 Noche de Exitos & Bi-National Awards Gala We invite you to a wonderful evening celebrating our culture, our community, and the contributors that move us forward. PRICING : $175/per ticket          $1,500/table of 10 6-7pm Registration and Cocktail 7-9pm Dinner and Awards 9-11pm Baile Register here: https://www.tucsonhispanicchamber.org/gala