Adrian Fontes: Democrats Need to Fight
Below are excerpts of Secretary of State Adrian Fontes remarks at the LD18 Democrats on July 25, 2023. This is not just a call from the Secretary of State. This is a call from one of the state’s leading Democrats. Advertisement Listen carefully, Democrats, we need to get it together. We need to register voters, … Read more
In a Parody of the X-Files, The Lincoln Project Produces “Unintelligent Life”
In perhaps one of their funniest ads, The Lincoln Project, in a parody of The X-Files, released an ad yesterday called “Unintelligent Life.” With The X-Files theme music playing in the background and the premise of aliens looking for intelligent life here on Earth, the ad goes after the fringiest of the political world including: … Read more
Mayor Gallego Joins Biden at the White House Announcing New Ways to Combat Extreme Heat
Climate Change is an existential threat to the nation and the world. Those were sentiments of President Joe Biden who was joined by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg at a virtual White House Event announcing additional steps the Administration was taking to combat extreme heat this summer and in the … Read more
School Voucher Expansion May Throw the State $320 Million into the Red
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’s office released a July 21, 2023 study confirming that if the Arizona Department of Education’s (A.D.E.) questionable May 2023 enrollment projections for voucher scholarship accounts are accurate and the Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget may face a close to $320 million shortfall. This happened only hours before: What does the July … Read more
President Biden Signs Proclamation Authorizing Monuments to Emmett Till
Today is Emmett Till’s eighty-second birthday. Unfortunately, because of the racists (and what we call white nationalists today) in 1955 Mississippi that kidnapped, tortured, and murdered him, he is not alive to celebrate it. Or attend with members of his family the White House Ceremony today where President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala … Read more
Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoint former D 5 Supervisor Betty Villegas to LD 20 House seat
Three term LD 20 House Rep. Andres Cano, a Democrat, resigned his seat on July 4, 2023 to pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard. Former District 5 Pima Couny Supervisor Betty Villegas was appointed today by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to finish up that term. Board Chair Adelita Grijalva made the nomination motion, … Read more
(UPDATED) Going to Waterparks are Valid P.E. Activities for E.S.A. Reimbursement?
Talk about a potential scam. Or blatant stupidity. The Empowerment Scholarship Account (E.S.A.) Division at the Arizona Department of Education has indicated, through a response on their call center on social media, that taking children to a waterpark could count as a valid expense for physical education activities/coursework. Education advocates and Legislative oversight leaders should … Read more
