Tempe Arizona’s Mayor and Vice Mayor were pleased with the decision from the State Attorney General office that the “Keep Dark Money out of Local Elections “ initiative, which passed in 2018 with 91 percent of local support does not violate state law and can be “harmonized together” with state statutes. The finding, sparked by … Read more
The American Civics Act requires that all Arizona students pass a basic civics test before graduating from high school. It was the first bill Governor Ducey signed, making Arizona the first state in the country to enact such a law. Twitter-troll-in-chief Donald Trump failed basic American Civics today. Shouldn’t there be an American Civics test … Read more
Update to White House jeopardizes US national security with security clearances. The official at the center of the scandal: Carl Kline, is a former Pentagon employee who was installed as director of the personnel security office in the Executive Office of the President in May 2017. Kushner’s was one of at least 30 cases in … Read more
The State Budget being considered by Arizona State Legislators should benefit all and not just a few; the poor and middle class along with the wealthy; our most vulnerable along with our most successful. Unfortunately, some Republicans, despite current events, still have not fully learned the lessons of the 2018 elections and want to support … Read more
Yesterday (April 23, 2019), Arizona State Republican Chair (and extremist reactionary) Kelli Ward shocked most political observers when she announced her support for an increase (half a penny) in the state sales tax to help fund the State’s public schools. Why this seeming turnaround from the Republican extremist? Why is this attempt to present her … Read more