Help Put Democrats on the Ballot for AZ Corporation Commission
February 22, 2022
We need Democrats on the ballot at every level of Arizona’s government. We should and must contest for every race, every office, in every district. One of the lesser-known, but vastly important offices in Arizona government are five commissioners of the Arizona Corporation Commission – the fourth branch of our Arizona government. Today I’m asking
New Housing Units Under Construction At Highest Level In Almost 50 Years
February 22, 2022
Update to Institutional Investors Buying Up Properties Are Putting Inflationary Pressure On Rents And Home Prices. Some good news (maybe) today. Axios reports America’s housing boom is also a backlog: America doesn’t have enough homes for all the people who want to buy them. So the construction sector is getting busy — or at least
Worst Person in Arizona: AZ Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita
February 21, 2022
This week’s worst person in Arizona is current Arizona Senator, likely hopeless candidate for Secretary of State, and definitely creepy sex pest, Michelle Ugenti-Rita. While explaining her inexplicable vote to pointlessly deprive our children of over a billion dollars in school funding, she called public education supporters (mainly teachers) watching from the gallery “educational terrorists”. Never
BREAKING: #AZFiscalCliff Avoided! AEL Cap Waived by Senate for 2022!
February 21, 2022
Breaking news, the Senate just passed HCR2039 in this first day of crossover week. This is excellent news, but, of course, it only waives the cap for this year, and this issue will probably arise again next year. I’ll update this post as more information becomes available. For now, just be aware that the AZGOP
Financial Doomsday for Arizona Schools Averted: Arizona State Senate Joins the House and Passes a Suspension of the School Budget Cap
February 21, 2022
A couple of hours after educators and activists held an event at the State Capitol sponsored by the Arizona Education Association (AEA,) the State Senate, in a 23 to 6 vote, approved the suspension of the State Expenditure Cap on the Grand Canyon State’s public schools. A week after being one Republican short of getting
Federal Judge Rejects Dismissal of Lawsuits Against Donald Trump Alleging A Violation Of The Reconstruction-Era Ku Klux Klan Act
February 21, 2022
Completing the trifecta of a bad week in court in last week, a federal judge once again rejected Donald Trump’s authoritarian claim of absolute immunity, and will allow three lawsuits to proceed against him for inciting a violent seditious insurrection on January 6, 2021, a violation of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan Act, which bars violent
Crude Oil Prices Are Set On The Global Market, And That Determines Gasoline Prices
February 21, 2022
Inflation is being driven by certain sectors of the economy, for the purposes of this post, we will look at energy costs. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says “Crude oil prices are determined by global supply and demand,” rather than supplies available in localized or regional markets. Importantly, “Geopolitical events and severe weather that disrupt
It is Time for the Arizona State Senate “to Stop Playing a Billion Dollar Game of Chicken with Kindergarten Students”
February 21, 2022
It is time for the Arizona State Senate “to stop playing a billion dollar game of chicken with kindergarten students.” Those were among the closing remarks delivered by Arizona Education Association (AEA) President Joe Thomas as AEA activists, educators, parents, children, and public servants gathered at the House Lawn at the Arizona Legislature to call
