2024 Legislative Candidate list for Southern AZ races
Az Sec. of State Adrian Fontes has released names of who has filed nomination petitions for races statewide and in the various legislative districts 1 to 30. Deadline was 5 p.m. on April 1, 2024. Link: https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/CadidatesFiled_web_list_20240403_Final.pdf Advertisement For Southern Arizona here is the list of who is running for Legislative Districts 17 to 21. … Read more
Candidates for Pima County offices 2024
Deadline for nomination petitions was 5 p.m. on April 1, 2024. Here’s the list who filed to run for Pima County offices: Assessor Suzanne Droubie (D), incumbent (UNOPPOSED) _____ Attorney Laura Conover (D), incumbent Mike Jette (D) _____ Board of Supervisors District 1 Rex Scott (D), incumbent Jake Martin (D) Steve Spain (R) Robert L. … Read more
UA President Robbins Finally Resigns
Dear Students and Colleagues, After significant consideration and personal contemplation, I informed the Arizona Board of Regents this morning that I will step down as President of the University of Arizona after fulfilling the terms of my current contract. Should ABOR select a new President who is prepared to start sooner than the end date of my … Read more
AZ Democratic Chair: How We’ll Win in 2024
Following are the remarks by Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano, speaking at the LD18 Democrats‘ meeting on March 26, 2024. I think we can all agree that the future of our state and our country is in jeopardy. We’re seeing election denialism, extremism, and discrimination being normalized by the Republican Party on a daily … Read more
#AbeHamaduhh Praises a Lawless Dictator Who Throws His Citizens in Jail Without Due Process
The MAGA fetish for foreign dictators is disgusting and disqualifying in a democratic polity with respect for the rule of law and civil rights. But Abe Hamadeh (who is running as a carpetbagging candidate in AZ’s CD 8 and was the loser in the 2022 AZ Attorney General race) just demonstrated both his willful ignorance … Read more
Donald Dementia Trump has Logorrhea
“Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word. You heard that. Nuclear. He’s starting to talk nuclear weapons today,” said Trump. The audience at the rally in Virginia went silent. It was at least the third time Trump confused Obama with Biden. It was just one example … Read more
Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council Take Proactive Steps to Combat Extreme Heat this Summer and Teach Science
As an example of good governance and planning ahead, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council, in anticipation of another hot summer like last year when there were excessive heat warnings for 42 days, are taking proactive steps to combat extreme heat this summer by acting on recommendations from the crafted City of … Read more
