Invest in Arizona Coalition Rallies Supporters at Emergency Townhall Meeting to Help Halt Tax Cut Special Session
March 22, 2022
The will of the people does not matter to most Republicans. Especially with regards to all things related to public education and helping the disadvantaged. Despite the voters saying no, they have continually looked for ways to resurrect the expansion of school vouchers. Despite the voters saying yes, they used their obstruction in permanently removing
The Arizona Legislature Is Failing To Address The Most Critical Issue Facing The State: The Impending Water Shortage Crisis
March 21, 2022
Above: Glen Canyon Dam on Feb. 3, 2022, in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page. Lake Powell was at 26% of capacity, 168 feet below its full elevation of 3,700 feet above sea level at the time. The Arizona legislature had only two things that it had to address this year: (1) the
GQP To Bring Racism And Sexism To SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing For Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 21, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has already been confirmed three times for the federal judiciary by a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has more trial court experience than any sitting Supreme Court justice and more than any justice since Edward Sanford, who was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1923. Judge
Democrats’ Salon: Progressive Veterans from Common Defense
March 21, 2022
And now for something new! Thursday, March 24 @ 6:30 PM – FREE Michael Bryan Democrats of Greater Tucson is for the first time offering an evening Salon to open its meetings to young and working people. We present three progressive veterans from Common Defense, the country’s largest veteran-led organization. CD mobilizes veterans to elect leaders and promote progressive values in 2022 and beyond. Not all veterans are conservatives
Zombie ‘Big Lie’ Election Denier Bill Raised From The Dead By QAnon Queen Sen. Kelly Townsend
March 21, 2022
House Speaker Rusty Bowers thought he was oh so clever by assigning the MAGA/QAnon Big Lie election denier bill from Rep. John Filmore to all twelve standing committees in the House. That spells certain death fora bill actually advancing. He may still be right in the end. He is Speaker after all. But that doesn’t
The Coming Week in the AZLeg, March 21-28
March 20, 2022
In this last week of committee hearings, the AZGOP is in a scramble to keep their worst bill targeting our public educational system alive by getting them passed through their assigned committees. Save Our Schools summarizes some of the key fights of the coming week very well: As if celebrating the death of Prop 208 didn’t
Stop Asking for a “No-Fly Zone” in Ukraine! Here’s Why…
March 20, 2022
A ‘No-Fly Zone” over Ukraine would be a strategic disaster for the world, and ironically a big win for Putin. I want to support the Ukrainians. I want Russia to pay the highest price possible for their aggression and war crimes. A ‘No-Fly Zone’ is the absolutely worst way to seek those goals. In this particular,
Winning Messaging for an Arizona Coordinated Campaign: Make Arizona Better!
March 20, 2022
UPDATE 3/15/21 (h/t to Barry K.): Here is a master messenger at work: GA’s Stacey Abrams, making the message of boosting educational spending, expanding Medicare coverage, and protecting voting rights her own. This tripod of issues should be an inspiration and foundation for our own candidates here in Arizona! I have not been impressed with
