Juan Ciscomani’s American Dream Is For Americans Only
Newly elected Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ CD6) gave the Spanish language Republican response to SOTU, giving him a chance to define himself and his party for a national audience of Spanish-speaking voters. Blake Morlock summed it up well, calling it “solid, unspectacular, made key points, and… largely forgettable.” I don’t disagree, but what Ciscomani didn’t … Read more
Arizona Democratic Reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union
Many of Arizonas leading Democrats offered their views of President Biden’s State of the Union Address on February 7, 2023. Please see the various posts from before and after the address. Always great to see Arizonans receiving national attention for their hard work and innovation. #SOTU2023 https://t.co/y6tffPav0q — Governor Katie Hobbs (@GovernorHobbs) February 8, 2023 … Read more
Eureka: Arizona Schools Can Spend the Money Promised to Them
A day after the Arizona House of Representatives passed HCR2001, a measure to suspend the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL,) the State Senate followed their example in a 23 to 7 vote today (February 8, 2023.) All 14 Democrats and Nine Republicans voted to give educators, children, and family peace of mind about schooling for the … Read more
The Fair Tax Act Can Help the Fat Cats More Easily Scamper Out on the Tab
In a bold move to ensure the wealthy continue to bask in the warm glow of their overflowing bank accounts, Republicans are beginning to throw their weight behind the Fair Tax Act. The Fair Tax Act will allow our nation’s wealthy to happily avoid more of their fair share of federal taxes by eliminating the … Read more
Another State of the Union, Another Home Run for President Joe Biden
Saying “Let’s finish the job” and America is about “possibilities,” President Joe Biden hit another homerun delivering a passionate, magnanimous, optimistic, enthusiastic, and combative State of the Union address to Congress and the Amerian People this evening (February 7, 2023.) If there was any doubt that Joe Biden lacked the energy and competence to continue … Read more
Half Way There: The Arizona House Passes a Suspension of the AEL
The Arizona State House of Representatives, in a 46 to 14 vote, secured a suspension of the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) for this year by passing Republican David Cooks HCR2001. The AEL is the archaic 1980s legal mechanism, that if allowed to be applied in March, would deny traditional public schools the right to spend … Read more
Our Budget Should Be an Investment in Arizonans’ Future
The “skinny” budget presented by Arizona Republicans narrowly failed to pass this week. It’s basically a re-write of the 2022 budget, with little to no additional investment except for $200 million due to public schools in return for ESA voucher expansion. Said vouchers, over time, will actually remove millions more from already under-funded public schools. … Read more
