Grijalva, Ansari, and Stanton Introduce The Fund Schools, Not ICE Act
July 21, 2026
Fund K-12 Public Education, not Trump’s Gestapo and his Concentration Camps Those are the goals of Arizona House Representatives Adelita Grijalva, Yassamin Ansari, and Greg Stanton, who jointly introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act, legislation that, if enacted, would take “unobligated” ICE funding (about $62 billion) to schools that qualify for Title IX funding.
Arizona CD Seven Representative Adelita Grijalva Discusses Her First Nine Months in the House of Representatives
July 21, 2026
After waiting an inexcusable 50 days to be sworn into the House by Speaker Mike Johnson, Arizona Congressional District (CD) Seven Representative Adelita Grijalva is, with the help of her staff, adjusting to the rigors of serving in Congress. Representative Grijalva graciously met with Blog for Arizona to discuss her first nine months in office
Jackie McGuire Will Overhaul Marana’s Data Center Rules, Rein in Big Developments and Force More Public Say In Town’s Future
July 20, 2026
Marana Town Council candidate Jackie McGuire would move quickly to overhaul Marana’s data center rules, push for stronger financial safeguards on major projects, argue for diversifying the town’s tax base, and press for more resident input on big decisions. She spoke at the Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting on July 20, 2026. McGuire spent almost
The Last Ten Days in Trump’s War Against Knowledge
July 20, 2026
While most press headlines rightly highlight how Donald Trump has spent his second term destroying the nation’s economy, international standing, and socio-political fabric in a Project 2025 agenda designed to return the nation to a pre-Progressive Era Gilded and Isolationist Age that deserves to remain dead and buried, the American Duce’s corporate and Orwellian war
The Amazing Juan Ciscomani, Taking Undeserved Credit for Solving a Problem He Helped Create
July 17, 2026
The New World Screwworm, photo credit TheHill.com It’s unfortunately normal for elected officials to jump out front and take a bow when government moves to solve a problem of which they may, in their waking moments, favor solving, but which they had little to do with this coming to fruition. It’s unusual, though, for that
Arizona Legislative Democratic Leaders Sundareshan and De Los Santos Discuss the 2026 Legislative Session
July 17, 2026
Looking back on the 2026 legislative session, Democratic Senate and House Leaders Priya Sundareshan and Oscar De Los Santos were pleased to have made some progress in advancing an affordability agenda. But a lot more needs to be done. Senator Sundareshan and Representative De Los Santos both graciously interviewed with Blog for Arizona and discussed
LD21 Democratic Candidates Stress Education, Water and Affordability Issues
July 17, 2026
Democratic candidates for Arizona’s Legislative District 21 debated affordability, education, water and data centers in a virtual candidate forum. Forum and candidates The July 14 forum was hosted by LD 21 Democrats and moderated by longtime Democratic activist Larry Bodine, who described the district as a rural, border jurisdiction spanning Santa Cruz County and parts
(UPDATED) The Latest Episode of Trump Pulp Fiction Pitches Voter-Suppressing Save America Act, Justifying It With Piles of Bull Fecal Matter
July 16, 2026
So if Arizonans and Americans follow the warped logic of Donald Trump’s prime time address to the nation, this is what happened the last three elections where he was on the ballot. In 2016, foreign influence and his deep state enemies, with Barack Obama in the White House and his picks overseeing the intelligence agencies,
