January 29 may be the day Mark Kelly and John Hickenlooper won their Senate Seats

Although the elections are on November 3, 2020, Mark Kelly and John Hickenlooper may have won their Senate races on the night of January 29. Why is that? Because that is the evening Arizona Senator Coverup Martha McSally and Colorado Senator Coverup Cory Gardner both declared that they would vote to acquit Mr. Trump when … Read more

Rep. Powers Hannley with prison reform advocates

Should Prisoners Be Paid Minimum Wage? (video)

The minimum wage in Arizona is $12 per hour. Arizona prisoners do a variety of jobs from manual labor to answering phones for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), for which they are paid anywhere between 10 cents to $3 per hour. The ADOT Service Arizona call center workers are the highest paid prisoners, but … Read more

Red for Ed: Never Forget

GOP legislators seek to create ballot confusion on education measures

The Arizona GOP is turning to its old bag of tricks again: put competing measures on the ballot to create ballot confusion and hope that exasperated voters will just vote “no” on both measures out of frustration. Howard Fischer reports, Senate panel OKs ballot proposal to hike special sales tax for education funding: State lawmakers … Read more

Governor Ducey appeals ruling against his illegal Prop. 123

Back in October, a Federal Judge ruled Prop. 123 illegal, again. “The ruling has no immediate effect on school funding. It allows the state to continue to draw more than $200 million a year out of the trust to fund education through 2025.” Lawless Republicans never take “No” for an answer. They just keep working … Read more

Four Questions Democratic Voters should ask when Selecting the 2020 Democratic Nominee

With the first votes set to be taken in Iowa on Monday, February 3, 2020, Democrats should consider four questions when deciding who should be the party’s nominee to go against the 2016 Popular Vote Loser. Question One: Does the Candidate have the Character/Temperament to be President? The Electoral College election of Donald Trump has … Read more