League of Women Voters of AZ Legislative Week February 6 – 10, 2023
“Please join us for our popular virtual Lunch and Learn sessions, open to League members and the general public. Our speakers include experts in some of the key areas of Arizona League advocacy and senior legislative staff members. Coverage will include the current legislative landscape and how you can advocate for issues important to you. … Read more
Arizona MAGA Fascists: ‘First They Came For The Trans Youth And Drag Queens’
Above Photo: Phoenix Pride is scheduled for April 1-2, 2023. Maybe the parade rout should end at the state capitol for a rally? Just a suggestion. The caption above is an analogy to Pastor Martin Niemöller’s poem, First They Came, about creeping fascism in Nazi Germany. Yes it can happen here, and it is happening … Read more
Arizona Republicans’ Election Adventure: Voter Suppression and Bureaucracy
Let’s take a look at the voter suppression and burdensome bills making their way through the Arizona legislature. Here are the deets, along with a few barbs and bulleted sound bites. No, I didn’t do Debate Club in school, so don’t expect any balanced arguments in favor of these loony laws. But give it a … Read more
Governor Hobbs Sets Up an Educator Retention Taskforce and Her Team Discusses the Education Portion of the Budget
Earlier today (February 2, 2023,) Governor Katie Hobbs fulfilled another commitment from her State of the State Address by announcing, via Executive Order, the creation of an Educator Retention Taskforce. Please click here to read the Executive Order. The Governor later posted on social media: We don't have an educator shortage, we have a retention … Read more
Arizona Freedom Caucus’ position on suspending AEL parallels D.C. Republican House position on raising Debt Ceiling
Arizona Freedom Caucus’ reluctance to suspend the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) closely resembles D.C. House Republicans’ reluctance to raise the Debt Ceiling. Is it pure coincidence? Or, is it indicative of a nationwide effort of a Republican plan to obstruct Democrats’ efforts to help support working families and fully fund our public schools? The later … Read more
“Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro & Robert Gottlieb” film at the Loft Cinema beginning Feb. 3
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES PASSES ACCEPTED “Turn Every Page explores the remarkable fifty-year professional relationship between two literary legends – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working to complete the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 91, waits to edit … Read more
Governor Hobbs and Legislative Democrats React to Republicans Being Too Juvenile to Negotiate on the FY 24 Budget
Republicans in both Arizona and Washington D.C. really have no stomach for governing with the other leading party. That would require a good faith effort and a recognition that your side is not going to get everything it wants. The evidence for that. Both groups do not want to produce serious budgets and negotiate with … Read more
