(UPDATED) Arizonan Reaction to Trump’s Second War on Science

Welcome to the 2025 version of the Dark Ages. Donald Trump, the person who during his first term in the Oval Office issued preposterous statements that windmills cause cancer and injecting bleach in your arms could ward off the Coronavirus, has launched a second war on science in the first three weeks of his return … Read more

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Batting A Thousand Against the Musk/Trump/Vance Trifecta

Along with a coalition of Democratic Attorney Generals across the country, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is batting a thousand in her lawsuits against the Project 2025 driven Musk/Trump/Vance Administration. First, stopping the end of the Fourteenth Amendment protection of birthright citizenship. Then blocking the freezing of federal funding that had already been approved by … Read more

Open Letter to President Garimella and University of Arizona Board

Dear President Garimella, On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded its policy restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in sensitive areas such as schools, healthcare facilities, and places of worship. This reversal of policy allows DHS, ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to freely conduct operations in these … Read more

Kate Gallego, Mark Kelly, and Greg Stanton Warn About the Dangers to the Arizona Economy if Trump Cuts Off CHIPS Funding

According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, there are 42 projects in Arizona funded by $100 billion in federal and private investments that are creating thousands of high-paying union jobs while expanding and revitalizing the science infrastructure of the United States. Included in these projects are: These funds were all made possible by the Bipartisan CHIPS … Read more

Wildcats for Harris VP Debate Watch party

by Carolyn Classen, blogger Time Tuesday, October 1 5:30 – 7:30pm MST Location 1630 E. University Blvd. University of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85719Map About this event Join Wildcats for Harris as we root for Governor Walz during the VP Debate Watch Party! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/702748 Dem VP nominee Gov. Tim Walz vs. Republican Senator JD Vance.