Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Hobbs Discusses Her Tax Proposals for Working Arizonan Families and Support for Universal Pre-K
Last week, Arizona Secretary of State Candidate and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Hobbs released a wide ranging series of tax proposals designed to help Arizonan Families and the Grand Canyon State move forward and make their lives more affordable. In comments on her campaign website, Secretary Hobb’s wrote: “The steps laid out in this plan would … Read more
It’s On! A Clash Of QAnon Election Deniers In LD 7. I Hope These Two Destroy Each Other
Update to A Clash Of QAnon Election Deniers? This May Be The Craziest Legislative Race In The Country. The Phoenix New Times reports, Choose Your Fighter, Trump Might Just Pick the Winner in this Arizona Senate Race (rigged eelction?): Two firebrand [certifiably crazy] Republican lawmakers have entered the ring for a fight to claim Arizona’s most … Read more
Seth Blattman is Running in a New Legislative District and Has the Same Mission; To Do Good for the People of Arizona
When readers last read about Seth Blattman in 2020, he was running for the State Senate in what was Legislative District (LD) 23. While he did not prevail in that race, the drive to make a better life for children like his five year old nephew and other members of his local community is still … Read more
Trump Republicans aka The Party of Putin, Plot to Undermine The War Effort Against Putin By Attacking President Biden
I have said before that if the current generation of Americans had been around in 1940, we would all be goose-stepping and speaking German today. The “Greatest Generation” today’s Americans decidedly are not. I’ve never seen a bigger bunch of whiners (e.g, anti-vaxxer trucker convoys. Seriously?) There has never been a more selfish, narcissistic, and … Read more
Eva Burch Wants the People of LD Nine to Live the American Dream
For Eva Burch, the job of the legislator is to write and support legislation the people want. Legislation like: Affordable housing. Accessible, affordable, high quality health care. Fully funding and providing high quality staff to local public school districts. Protecting and expanding voting rights. The legislator is also supposed to have commitment to: Promoting social … Read more
It Only Took 122 Years, But The Senate Finally Passes An Anti-Lynching Bill
The Senate filibuster rule has been used to kill anti-lynching laws for over a century. Congress has failed to pass anti-lynching legislation nearly 200 times, starting with a bill introduced in 1900 by North Carolina Rep. George Henry White, the only black member of Congress at the time. A brief history: Congress began introducing legislation mentioning … Read more
(UPDATED) ADE and Donors Choose Band Together to Help Teachers Fund Needed Projects
In what Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) call the “largest COVID Relief Funding Program of its kind to directly help Arizona Public School Classrooms,” the department has allocated $14 million for teachers across the state to apply for up to $1,000 through Donors Choose, the organization that, … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Endorses Katie Hobbs for Governor
From a Hobbs for Governor Press Release: Today, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero endorsed Secretary of State Katie Hobbs for governor. “Arizonans deserve a Governor who will deliver for working families, protect our water and natural resources, fully invest in our public schools, and defend our fundamental rights like the freedom to vote and the right … Read more
