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LD 16 House Candidate Julia Romero-Gusse Wants to Fight for “Strong Schools, Safe Communities, and Leaders Who Put People Over Politics.”
May 21, 2026
With 2026 shaping up to be another change election, local legislative Democratic candidates are jockeying for an advantage in Arizona’s battleground districts. Arizona Legislative District (LD)16, which includes parts of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima County, is one of the battleground areas the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) has targeted. If their House Candidate in
Jo Mendoza Says High Prices and Healthcare Cuts are crushing Arizona Families
May 21, 2026
Democratic congressional candidate Jo Mendoza said Republican indifference to soaring costs and shrinking healthcare is squeezing families across Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Speaking to Arizona Legislative District 17 Democrats, Mendoza framed the 2026 race against Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani as a battle over whether working families can still afford to live, raise children and get
Mayor Kate Gallego and Phoenix City Council Members Unanimously Pass Budget Focused on Affordability
May 20, 2026
With the unanimous passage of its city budget, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council have signaled that, after 12 public hearings, they are listening to the people’s concerns about affordability and have built a fiscal plan focused on food assistance, childcare, housing opportunities, and combating extreme heat. Among the budget provisions that achieve
Affordability? We Sure Can’t Afford Donald, Pete, and Juan’s Version
May 20, 2026
Photo source: William Hancock blog at Substack.com A major theme in the United States, that of “affordability,” the chances of the average American coping with rising prices, is being overwhelmed by the attention to the misbegotten Iran War. (We call it “Donald, Pete and Juan’s War” after the impulsive but confused president who started
While People are Suffering Because of His Policies, Trump Profits off Their Misery and Sets up an “Insurrectionist-Cop Killer Slush Fund”
May 19, 2026
While people are suffering because of Trump and MAGA Republicans’ cuts to the Affordable Care Act, SNAP-Food Assistance, Pell Grants, and Rural Health Care Facilities, the Mad King and his loyalists in Congress think it is a good idea to spend working and middle-class taxpayers’ money on a Gilded Age White House Ballroom. In a
Andy Biggs is the New Kari Lake Without a Dress
May 19, 2026
As the career of two-time election loser Kari Lake fizzles in the MAGAsphere, Andy Biggs has slithered in as the top challenger to Governor Katie Hobbs. Kari Lake lost two major races — the 2022 Arizona governor’s race against Katie Hobbs — and Lake wasted a year and a half of the court’s time in
There Are “Signs” the Voters Don’t Like Juan Ciscomani
May 18, 2026
Photo source: Reddit.com The campaign season is on. One indication is the sudden growth of candidate signs on Tucson street corners, including a wave of three-foot tall blue ones for Juan Ciscomani. Advertising is good for the subject of the ad, right? Well, maybe not so much, if you’re Juan Ciscomani, the endangered congressman
Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorses LD18 Democratic Team of Sundareshan, Gutierrez and Mathis
May 18, 2026
The Democrats of Greater Tucson announced its enthusiastic endorsement of the Democratic legislative team representing Arizona Legislative District 18: Priya Sundareshan, Nancy Gutierrez, and Chris Mathis. The endorsements continue DGT’s longstanding support for progressive Democratic leadership in Tucson and Southern Arizona, following previous endorsements highlighted on DGT’s official endorsements page. “Senator Priya Sundareshan, Representative Nancy
