AG Kris Mayes Asks Court To Postpone School Capital Funding Trial To Allow For More Time For Settlement Negotiations
Above: From The Arizona Center for Economic Progress, More Than Two Decades of Underfunding Arizona Public School Facilities Hurts Low-Income and Rural Communities the Most. The Arizona Republic reports: Advertisement Just days before a school funding trial five years in the making is set to begin, Arizona’s new Democratic attorney general, Kris Mayes, has asked … Read more
You Can’t Negotiate With People Who Don’t Want Anything But To Watch Democracy Burn
Above: WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 04: Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) talks to fellow members-elect during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images). Mona Charen at The Bulwark gets it exactly right, It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer … Read more
Governor Katie Hobbs Calls for Writing a New Chapter in Arizona’s History
Despite heightened security and a small group of off-ground protestors at the Arizona State Capitol today, it was a day of renewal, new opportunities, and celebration at the ceremonial inaugurations of Governor Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Attorney General  Kris Mayes, Treasurer Kimberly Yee, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne. All five … Read more
Second Verse, Same As the First: ‘Never Kevin’ McCarthy Humiliated Three More Times By His Own Party
Permanent musical accompaniment, Burning Down the House by the Talking Heads. Kevin McCarthy reminds me of Wile E. Coyote – how many times does this fool have to fail before he realizes that he is never going  to capture his elusive goal? Apparently he is going to need a few more anvils dropped on his … Read more
Meet the Candidates for AZ Democratic Party Chair in Person
h/t to Shanna Leonard for compiling this schedule. Opportunities to connect with ADP Chair Candidates Candidate Date Time Location How to connect Steve Gallardo Friday January 6 9:00 AM – 10:30 Pima County Dem office Sign up: Coffee w/ Candidate for Chair of the AZ Democratic Party – Steve Gallardo › Yolanda Saturday, January 7 11:00 … Read more
Once, Twice, Three Times Humiliated ‘Never Kevin’ McCarthy Schemes To Rig The Next Vote
Well that was fun for politics geeks. “Never Kevin” McCarthy was humiliated by his own party not once, not twice, but three times by the GQP House Freedom (sic) Caucus – more accurately described as the GQP House Fascist Caucus – formerly known as the Tea Party Caucus. They are concurrently the Sedition Caucus and … Read more
Hakeem Jeffries Should See If There Are Six House Republicans Out There Who Want to Become Democrats
One party leader is close to becoming the next Speaker of the House in the United States Congress and it is not Kevin McCarthy. In a humiliating and stinging defeat, the Trumpist enabler is apparently still not good enough for the 20 Â fringe MAGA Republicans (like January 6 insurrectionist supporters and resident low lives Lauren … Read more
