Political Calendar: Week of January 30, 2022
January 30, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
Under Mayor Regina Romero and the Tucson City Councils Leadership, Infrastructure Improvements Continue to Move Forward
January 29, 2022
Another week in Tucson. More positive infrastructure news. At their January 25, 2022 meeting, Mayor Regina Romero and the Tucson City Council approved an updated version of the Electric Vehicle Readiness Roadmap. The goals for the updated roadmap include: Transition 100% of the City’s light-duty vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. Increase the stock of
The Phoenix City Council Approves Several Sustainability Policies For Today and Tomorrow
January 29, 2022
This week (January 26, 2022,) Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council continued their efforts to modernize the city’s sustainability policy and cultivate the next generation of climate leaders. In a series of votes, the Council approved measures to expanding their: Green Transit Program and convert local buses to run on clean energy sources.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Endorses Kirsten Engel in the Race for the New Arizona Congressional District Six
January 29, 2022
In a major positive development for former State Senator Kirsten Engel’s campaign to secure the Democratic nomination for the new and competitive Arizona House Congressional District Six Seat, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has endorsed her candidacy. In a social media release, Mayor Romero posted: I’m excited to support my friend and former State Senator @EngelForArizona
Expenditure Limit Will Devastate Public Schools
January 29, 2022
The potential nuclear bomb to public education was created 40+ years ago. It is about to go off – and the effects will be devastating, crippling, and have an enormous impact on our students, teachers, schools and districts, and community. When the Aggregate Expenditure Limit amendment (AEL) was passed in 1980, the world of public education was
Ginger Sykes Torres Aims to Be Change Factor in New AZ Congressional District 1
January 29, 2022
Running to become the new Representative from the newly formed Arizona House Congressional District (CD) One, Environmental and Native American advocate Ginger Sykes Torres wants to bring people together and restore common sense and integrity to Congress. A community activist, small business owner, wife, and mother of three, Ms. Sykes Torres will work on the
Be Like Ron Williams, and Testify to Save Democracy
January 29, 2022
Martin Luther King’s assassination, the civil rights movement and social justice advances have always been core motivations politically for Ron Williams of Goodyear, AZ, the editor of the Mule News. “I see these voting bills for what they are — suppression of Black, Brown and Indigenous voters and not about ‘election integrity,’” he says. Not
Real Election Reforms Are Possible, But Not With Election Deniers Running the Legislature
January 28, 2022
There have been A LOT of terrible bills dropped by AZGOP state legislators this session. Probably none of them will make it past COW in the Senate: State Senator Paul Boyer has made it very clear to his colleagues that he is not on board with any nonsense stemming from conspiracy theories nor the misinformation
