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Candidates for Pima County offices 2024
April 2, 2024
Deadline for nomination petitions was 5 p.m. on April 1, 2024. Here’s the list who filed to run for Pima County offices: Assessor Suzanne Droubie (D), incumbent (UNOPPOSED) _____ Attorney Laura Conover (D), incumbent Mike Jette (D) _____ Board of Supervisors District 1 Rex Scott (D), incumbent Jake Martin (D) Steve Spain (R) Robert L.
UA President Robbins Finally Resigns
April 2, 2024
Dear Students and Colleagues, After significant consideration and personal contemplation, I informed the Arizona Board of Regents this morning that I will step down as President of the University of Arizona after fulfilling the terms of my current contract. Should ABOR select a new President who is prepared to start sooner than the end date of my
AZ Democratic Chair: How We’ll Win in 2024
April 2, 2024
Following are the remarks by Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano, speaking at the LD18 Democrats‘ meeting on March 26, 2024. I think we can all agree that the future of our state and our country is in jeopardy. We’re seeing election denialism, extremism, and discrimination being normalized by the Republican Party on a daily
#AbeHamaduhh Praises a Lawless Dictator Who Throws His Citizens in Jail Without Due Process
April 1, 2024
The MAGA fetish for foreign dictators is disgusting and disqualifying in a democratic polity with respect for the rule of law and civil rights. But Abe Hamadeh (who is running as a carpetbagging candidate in AZ’s CD 8 and was the loser in the 2022 AZ Attorney General race) just demonstrated both his willful ignorance
Donald Dementia Trump has Logorrhea
April 1, 2024
“Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word. You heard that. Nuclear. He’s starting to talk nuclear weapons today,” said Trump. The audience at the rally in Virginia went silent. It was at least the third time Trump confused Obama with Biden. It was just one example
Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council Take Proactive Steps to Combat Extreme Heat this Summer and Teach Science
March 30, 2024
As an example of good governance and planning ahead, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council, in anticipation of another hot summer like last year when there were excessive heat warnings for 42 days, are taking proactive steps to combat extreme heat this summer by acting on recommendations from the crafted City of
Republicans – the Party of Business No More.
March 29, 2024
For the second session in a row, Republicans in the state legislature have introduced bills to prohibit consideration of Environmental, Social, and Governance issues (ESG) by government investments (SB1013) or financing institutions (SB1014 and SB1167). All three bills were passed by the Senate on party lines, and SB1013 has been passed by the House Government
In New Ads, The Biden/Harris Campaign Seeks to Broaden Their Coalition While the Lincoln Project Showcases MAGA Stupidity and Trump’s Obedience to Putin
March 29, 2024
All hands are on deck and the drive to earn as many votes as possible is the primary purpose of the latest Biden/Harris Campaign that hopes to persuade Nikki Haley supporters to, temporarily at least, join the Democratic team to protect the nation’s Democracy against the MAGA Fascist Donald Trump. The ad, called “Save America.
