Institutional Investors Buying Up Properties Are Putting Inflationary Pressure On Rents And Home Prices
February 21, 2022
Inflation is being driven by certain sectors of the economy, for the purposes of this post, we will look at housing costs. U.S. News and other media outlets recently reported, Rents Reach ‘Insane’ Levels Across US With No End in Sight: Rents have exploded across the country, causing many to dig deep into their savings,
“Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America” film at the Loft Cinema starts Feb. 25
February 21, 2022
WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 | REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES PASSES ARE ACCEPTED FOR THESE SCREENINGS Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson 85716 All visitors to The Loft Cinema will need to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test for all screenings and events at the
The Arizonans for Fair Elections Initiative Will Expand Our Democracy
February 21, 2022
Ever since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won Arizona in November, 2020, many Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature have introduced and reintroduced Anti-Democratic Voting Suppression measures under the guise of restoring confidence in future elections for their Trumpist base. Never mind that there were no major voting issues in the 2020 election (including for those elected Republicans
AZGOP Presses Forward on Expanding Vouchers Against AZ Voters’ Preferences
February 20, 2022
SOSAZ weekly education report dropped today: An urgent matter before the AZ Leg now is the attempt by the AZGOP to expand privatization of our educational dollars via a massive expansion of vouchers, a policy roundly rejected by AZ voters in Prop 305: In the Senate, SB1657 (an all-but-universal expansion) and SB1707 (which makes Gov. Ducey’s voucher
The AZ Senate Must Waive the AEL Cap THIS Week!
February 20, 2022
As you can see from the countdown clock on our homepage, the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) has to be waived this week or our public school children will be punished with a senseless and draconian cut of over a billion dollars. Civic Engagement Beyond Voting is on the case in this week’s legislative update: The
Pima County Sheriff Nanos on Rethinking the Role of Law Enforcement
February 20, 2022
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who’s worked for the department for 32 years, spoke about the challenges facing local law enforcement at the January 24, 2022 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Police reform has become a hot-button topic in the United States over the past few years. Conversations over how to keep communities safe
Political Calendar: Week of February 20, 2022
February 20, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
Organizational Meetings For The New Democratic Legislative District Committees – Pima County
February 19, 2022
H/T LD 10 Legislative District 10 Committee. Organizational meetings for the new Democratic legislative district committees Arizona law provides that after redistricting creates new legislative districts, the party committees for the new legislative districts are formed at organizational meetings for each new LD. At these meetings the chair, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer are elected
