As Attorney General, Diego Rodriguez will End Private Prisons and the Death Penalty
Contact information:Drod@diegoforAG.com(602) 380-3849Website: www.diegoforag.com Diego Rodriguez, a Democrat running for Attorney General, spoke at the January 10, 2022, meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. He grew up in Wyoming and lived there till he was 18. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and then moved to Tucson from 1992 to 2004. He … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of February 27, 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. … Read more
Update on the AZLeg Session So Far From Reps. DeGrazia & Abraham, & Sen. Stahl Hamilton
Our excellent Dem delegation from Legislative District 10 in Tucson sat down with AZDem Environmental Council Co-Chair Nick Arnold for an hour of discussion about many of the pending issues and events in this 55th session of the AZLeg in this Cross-Over week. Since the drop-dead date for bills (other than appropriations and strikers) has … Read more
Maricopa County Young Democrats — Engaging The Youth Vote
Turns out, interviewing a younger version of yourself can be enlightening and deflating at the same time. Enlightening because Ricardo Serna, President of the Maricopa County Young Democrats (MCYD) offers his analysis of youth voting in previous AZ elections, its impact and influence on MCYD strategies for 2022. Deflating, because, at 26, Serna has been … Read more
View CDC Covid-19 Tracking by state or county
Recently I found a website from the Center for Disease Control which is tracking COVID-19 stats online, state by state, even by county. Arizona isn’t doing so well compared to other states with only a 63.8% fully vaxed rate, compared to Hawaii (my home state) at 82.1%, or Washington (where our son lives) at 75.9% … Read more
Brave Ukrainian Woman Offers Sunflower Seeds To Russian Soldier – So They Will Grow After He Dies
Background: Why is the Sunflower the National Flower of Ukraine? Sunflowers (sunyashniki) are especially loved in Ukraine, where golden fields of them face the sunrise in the east. They are Ukraine’s national flower, and in folk imagery represent the warmth and power of the sun, which was worshipped by pre-Christian Slavs. In a strange twist, the fact … Read more
Fossil Fuel Giants Fight Sustainable Energy in Two Cases
Oil, coal and gas giants are duking it out with the EPA in two environmental cases this year. One challenge, West Virginia v. EPA, brought by the coal companies, will be heard in SCOTUS on Monday, February 28. The case will decide if the Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to issue significant … Read more
The City of Tucson Hires Buro Happold to Help Develop its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Since Tucson Mayor Regina Romero took office in 2019, she and the Tucson City Council have taken many steps to modernize, enhance, and revolutionize the city’s infrastructure and green energy sustainability features. These steps include: Developing and updating an Electric Vehicle Readiness Roadmap. This has helped lead to the start of installing electric charging stations … Read more
