“Phoenix’s Best Days Have Arrived”: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers an Optimistic, Cautionary, and Forward Agenda in Her Annual State of the City Address
April 21, 2026
Saying Phoenix’s best days have arrived and the future is here, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego delivered her annual State of the City Address before a packed house of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel on Third Street. In her usual mix of optimism, policy wonkiness, and forward vision, Mayor Gallego summarized
Representative Yassamin Ansari Fights Back Against Smears on Her, Her Family, and Her Staff
April 21, 2026
Arizona House Congress member Yassamin Ansari (CD3), issued a strong statement against Trumpist allies who are launching attacks on her, her family, and her staff after she filed articles of impeachement against the Defense Secretary. She is a Congresswoman who has spent much of her 16 months in Congress: Please read the statement below: “I
Hungary and Arizona
April 21, 2026
What does Hungary’s electoral tsunami mean for Arizona? Hungary is far away, it’s a country, not a U.S. state, and it is different from us in many, many other ways. But we can learn from what just happened there, especially as we contemplate moving past the Trump era. A pro-democracy candidate, Peter Magyar[1] not only defeated Orban,
Iran has Survived Invading Tyrants for 6,000 years. It will Survive Trump too.
April 21, 2026
Human civilization began between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East, including Iran. For 3,000 years, Persia (now Iran) has survived foreign invaders, from Alexander the Great to the British Empire. So when petty tyrant Trump said, “A whole civilization will die tonight” on April 7, you have to laugh. Get real. The
For Two-Faced Juan Ciscomani, Your Rise in Health Insurance Costs is No Big Deal
April 21, 2026
Remember when Juan Ciscomani was going to save the day for some of his hard-working constituents and others in America left in the lurch by H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Rammed through a Republican Congress last year to make all the GOP’s fondest dreams (tax cuts for the rich, Medicaid
Attorney General Kris Mayes Makes Her Case for Re-Election as the Lawyer for All the People of Arizona
April 20, 2026
A champion for reproductive freedom. A crusader for senior citizen protections from elderly home abuse and online scams. A defender of public safety, presiding over the largest seizure of fentanyl within Arizona’s boundaries in history. A proponent of protecting Arizona’s groundwater supply from foreign investors and the narrow-minded individuals in the state who allow this
What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out
April 18, 2026
Science Fiction writers and filmmakers are sometimes accurate seers and prophets of how humanity and technology will evolve. Read Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and see how the NASA scientists learned from it. Look at Issac Asimov’s I Robot and fast forward to a First Lady of the United States walking down
Governor Katie Hobbs Expands Affordable Child Care Access for Arizonans
April 18, 2026
Donald Trump may think spending money on ballrooms and arches dedicated to his memory is a higher priority than day care, but Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has a different perspective on the main responsibility of public servants. Helping people. In a series of executive actions yesterday as part of her Governor’s Bright Futures AZ initiative,
