Mayor Gallego and FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Promote The Affordable Connectivity Program at Burton Barr Library
One of the most proven treks out of poverty toward economic opportunity and climbing the ladder to the middle class is ensuring the impoverished have access to quality education and information by closing the digital divide between the haves and have-nots. To that end, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica … Read more
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods Wants to Keep it Going and Deliver Again for Tempe in the Next Four Years
As a Tempe City Councilmember and Mayor, Corey Woods has worked to deliver positive and equitable results for local residents. From affordable housing to economic and community development to green sustainable programs like maintaining parks and overseeing the institution of a local streetcar program system, Mayor Woods has always looked toward tomorrow in moving Tempe … Read more
Political Calendar: Week Of May 14, 2023
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, many events are still being held virtually online. 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. Political … Read more
More Examples to Vote Against Republicans Across the Country from Alabama, Texas, and Oklahoma
This is icing on top of the icing on top of the icing… You get the idea. There is more icing here than the cake. The current vintage of the former Party of Lincoln whether you want to call them MAGA-Trumpist Republicans or the White Nationalist Party or the White Christian Nationalist Party or the … Read more
Governor Hobbs Signs Bipartisan Budget; Others React
Earlier today (May 12, 2023,) Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed the FY 2023-24 budget approved in bipartisan votes in the Arizona State Legislature earlier in the week. In signing the measure, the Governor, in an official press release, noted: “Today, we showed what happens when pragmatic leaders come together and compromise to get things done … Read more
Few Signs Of Disorder On The Border After The End Of Title 42 Pandemic Policy
Everyone in the media, but in particular the racist, xenophobic FOX News, has been hyping the “chaos” of the “invasion of migrants” seeking asylum in the United States with the end of the Title 42 pandemic restrictions this week. You could almost see the media talking heads salivating at the prospects of a humanitarian disaster … Read more
For Once I Pretty Much Agree with Robert Robb, and Also AZ Voters Deserve to Know if Officials Are Benefitting From Universal ESAs
I am quite surprised, but I seem to be mostly in agreement with Robert Robb’s Substack today. For those who don’t know, Robb is a conservative columnist here in AZ who writes about policy and politics and who I read to keep in touch with mainstream/traditional Republican sentiment. His Substack today concerned this year’s budget … Read more
