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Mayes and Fontes React to Supreme Court Technical Ruling Allowing Trump’s Executive Order on Restricting Mail In Voting
August 24, 2026
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Timing is everything. That was the theme of the United States Supreme Court Conservative Majority, allowing the Trump Executive Order restricting mail-in voting for millions of Americans, including Trump supporters, saying in a ten-page Shadow Docket ruling that the states, including Arizona, suing to block Trump’s voting suppressing measure that they lacked standing because the … Read more
Arizona Education Funding is a Game of Monopoly
August 24, 2026
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Arizona’s education funding system looks a lot like a shortened game of Monopoly. In Monopoly, the player who acquires the most valuable properties gains an advantage that compounds over time. In a shortened version of the game, the properties are dealt at the beginning, and some players simply get a better hand. Arizona’s school districts … Read more
A Dubious Milestone: The United States Hits the 40 Trillion Debt Mark
August 22, 2026
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Well, there was one line of truth in all the lies Donald Trump has said since he went down that escalator to announce his candidacy for the Presidency. The man who bankrupted a casino is “The King of Debt.” Under the leadership of tax cut, increasing defense spending, poorly administered military ventures, pandemic mismanagement, tariff … Read more
Superintendent of Public Instruction Nominee Ruiz Condemns Yee’s Baseless Cat Conspiracy Theories
August 20, 2026
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Well, it is not quite the Trump and MAGA Republican fecal matter that Haitians are eating the dogs in Ohio, but Arizona Treasurer and Republican Superintendent of Public Education Nominee Kimberly Yee is making a good faith effort to emulate that to appease the MAGA base at campaign events with remarks that school board members … Read more
Why is it so tough to get reforms on the ballot?
August 20, 2026
If we had a better legislature, we wouldn’t need to work so hard to get citizen initiatives on the ballot. But here we are. And now another one of these representing a critical reform has failed to get enough signatures that the courts rule to be valid. On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that … Read more
Democratic Warrior Mark Kelly Stumps for Democratic Candidates Across the USA
August 20, 2026
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Senator Mark Kelly is showing up nationwide to campaign for Democrats in pivotal races as the party works to retake the Senate and build a governing majority. The retired Navy pilot and former astronaut has recently backed candidates in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Georgia, including Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who faces a competitive reelection campaign. … Read more
Sundareshan: Polling Shows Democrats in State Legislative Races 10 Points Ahead of Republicans
August 19, 2026
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Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan told supporters that internal polling shows Democratic legislative candidates opening a double-digit lead over Republican opponents in Arizona’s battleground districts. GOP control of the Legislature has left voters paying more for housing, groceries, electricity and prescription drugs while blocking action on schools and water. Democratic Polling Sundareshan spoke at the … Read more
If Re-Elected this November, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Will Continue Championing the People’s Right to the Ballot Box
August 19, 2026
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The November election for Arizona Secretary of State is not just about 2026. It is also about 2028 and 2030. Why? Because whoever holds the keys to that office holds the voting procedures and scheduling that will determine the extent Arizonans have access to the ballot box, either in person or via mail. In the … Read more
