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Gov. Hobbs and the AZ Science Center Promote Greater Ties with National Taiwan Science Center

David Gordon

On an eight-day trip to Taiwan and South Korea to promote the Grand Canyon State’s economic development, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs participated in a signing ceremony where a Memorandum of Understanding was finalized between both the Arizona and National Taiwan Science Centers (NTSC.) According to a press release from the Governor’s office, the ceremony took … Read more

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D. Maitland

Lincoln Project Has a Field Day on Fox News, Trump, and Family Values Hyprocrites

David Gordon

Leave it to the Lincoln Project to produce ads that get to the heart of the matter on MAGA and Family Value Conservative hypocrisy. Over the last two days, the organization has broadcast two stellar ads called “Senile” and “OK Coupid.” In “Senile,” the Project creators envision an alternative universe where FOX News goes after … Read more

Young Protestors Demand an End to Fossil Fuels

Larry Bodine

More than 75 youth climate activists in Tucson rallied to join student climate protesters around the world who are calling for an end to fossil fuels as the earth heats up. In Tucson, several youth activists spoke at El Presidio Plaza in downtown Tucson on September 15, 2023, to demand local action in the state … Read more

CD 3 Candidate and Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari on Combatting Climate Change

David Gordon

Phoenix Vice Mayor and Arizona Congressional District (CD) One Candidate Yassamin Ansari has been a leading champion for combatting climate change and promoting clean sustainable energy policies during and before joining the Phoenix City Council as that bodies youngest woman member in 2021. Often partnering with Mayor Kate Gallego, the Vice Mayor has led on … Read more

Wacko Wadsack Does it Again: She’s a 9/11 Conspiracist, Too!

Michael Bryan

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona MirrorSeptember 12, 2023 “On the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Tucson Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack shared a fake transcript from United Flight 93 and liked multiple posts on social media alluding to the events of the day being a “false flag” and an “inside job.”  “It was … Read more

Margot Cowan On Legal Representation for Immigrants

Michael Bryan

Margo has been fighting for years to get an initiative on the ballot to provide legal representation for those immigrants in deportation proceedings. Here is a great discussion of the issue on the Border Chronicle podcast. I also recommend subscribing to the Border Chronicle newsletter on substack. https://www.theborderchronicle.com/p/people-need-representation-a-podcast?r=ql07&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Tucson Agenda and Arizona Agenda at TheDGT.org

Michael Bryan

As you can see at the bottom of our homepage, the founders of the Arizona and Tucson Agenda newsletters joined TheDGT.org for a discussion of their journalistic mission in Arizona and the importance of real local journalism for our democracy. The Agenda’s gents shared with us some discount codes for new subscribers. So, once you’ve … Read more

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