Political Calendar: Week of November 21, 2021
November 21, 2021
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Y Climate Action Report available online
November 20, 2021
YCLIMATE ACTION PUBLICATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD “YWCA Southern Arizona is proud to be part of a community response to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the City of Tucson Mayor and Council’s adoption of the Climate Emergency Declaration. “With record-breaking temperatures, increasingly dry summers, and historic wildfires, the need to act boldly to combat climate
Invest in Arizona Team Reacts to Certification of Proposition 307.
November 20, 2021
Michael Bryan has already reported that the Arizona Secretary of State’s office has certified the Invest in Arizona’s referendum calling for the voters to have a say in whether SB1828 (the Republican Rich Come First Flat Tax) should or should not go into effect. This failed zombie economic idea (which nearly destroyed Kansas several years
Arizona Pro-Republican Voting Scheme Challenged in 9th Circuit Appeals Court
November 20, 2021
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear an Arizona voting rights scheme that always puts Republican candidates at the top of ballots. This hearing will take place January 14 in Brian Mecinas v. Katie Hobbs, case No. 20-16301. Republicans, who dominate down-ballot races, enacted a ballot ordering statute, A.R.S. 16-502(E), which
LD 9 Elected PCs Send Three Candidates for State House to Pima County Board of Supervisors
November 20, 2021
The elected PCs of LD 9 held an election today via Zoom and ElectionBuddy to send attorney Chris Maths, teacher and small business owner Nathan Davis, and Civic Engagement Program Manager Anakarina Rodriguez for appointment to the State House seat now vacant due to the resignation of Dr. Randy Friese. The Pima County Board of
In Conversation with LD 9 AZ State House Candidate Nancy Gutierrez
November 19, 2021
I’m quite dissatisfied with the current state of political discourse in the United States. Too many sound-bites; too little real conversation. Too much empty rhetoric and culture-war nonsense; too little reflection on the real issues and challenges we face as a self-governing society. I think these are pretty common sentiments these days. Luckily, I’m in
NO on Prop 307! Veto the AZGOP Flat Tax!
November 19, 2021
Every single Democrat running for state office should immediately and whole-heartedly endorse the people’s veto, and promote ‘NO on 307’! Secretary of State Katie Hobbs haw certified that the Invest in Education’s Referendum of SB 1828 has qualified for the ballot as Prop 307 on the 2022 ballot. You will recall that Arizona voters passed
Urban Development Maverick Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.Org Visits Arizona, & Chats with BlogForArizona
November 19, 2021
One of the public intellectuals (though I suspect Chuck might scoff a bit at that label) whom I admire greatly these days is Mr. Chuck Marohn. I have a great deal of appreciation for his counter-to-conventional-wisdom insights into the many mistakes America has made in building our infrastructure, planning our urban development, and financing our
