Rep. Pam Powers Hannley on ballot propositions

10 Props in 14 Minutes: What You Need to Know About Arizona’s Ballot Propositions (video)

Election Day, Nov. 8, is fast approaching. Signs are popping up on street corners, in front yards and on vehicles around town. Social media is abuzz with clever memes and video pop-ups to snag your attention and sway your vote. Traditional TV advertising is carpet-bombing living rooms across the nation with negative messages fueled by special interest groups, billionaires, and dark money. This tsunami of mixed messages from random sources with questionable credentials leaves many voters overwhelmed and wondering which messages are true.

Phoenix

What Did the Arizona Legislature Do in the First 100 Days of 2022? (video)

The Arizona Legislature has a 100 day target for the length of each session. With more than 1000 bills proposed and more than 300 signed into law each year, the Legislature rarely finishes in 100 days.

April 19, 2022 is day 100 for this year. We are lurching slowly toward a budget, with more than 100 bills waiting to be heard and a few large projects — like education funding, the proposed Water Authority, and a potential “repeal and replace” revival of the Flat Tax — hanging in limbo. As I write this note, it is  Wednesday, April 13, and the Arizona House is temporarily adjourned until Monday, April 18. This is a repeat of last week, when we gaveled in for business on Monday, April 4 and promptly adjourned until Thursday.

NOBODY wants a repeat of 2021.

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State of Maternal and Child Health in AZ Podcast

With Cash in the Coffers, Will Arizona Finally Invest in Healthy Children & Families? (video)

Arizona coffers are brimming with revenue from taxes and gaming. With so much cash on hand, it’s time for the Arizona Legislature to invest in the health and wellbeing of children and families – instead of more tax breaks for corporations and wealthy Arizonans. Expanding access to care will save the lives of new mothers and babies. We have the money. We need the political will.

Rep. PPH Podcast

Cybersecurity, Corporate Surveillance & Crypto. How Safe Are We? (video)

In the US, there is little or no Internet regulation to protect the privacy of the unassuming public or to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated through social media. Consumers are left to ferret out scams and misinformation on their own. The highly unregulated landscape of Internet-based commerce and finance is the ideal breeding ground for risky, get-rich-quick schemes. Enter cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain.