Michael Bryan 
Our local blog jester, AZ State Senator John Kavanaugh, is usually infamous around here for being a notorious troll and for advocating for REALLY bad legislation. But this session he has done at least one thing right: he dropped a bill to allow Arizona School Board candidates to use the E-Qual system to gather petition … Read more
It seems that many elected Democrats, including some of Arizona’s own, have been cowed into supporting a very bad bill. In brief, the ‘Detain Petty Thieves Forever Bill’ (aka the Laken Reilly Act… you can always count on MAGA to horribly and cynically exploit a family’s tragedy for political purposes, can’t you?) not only mandates … Read more
TheDGT.org recently spoke with several of the candidates for Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. This is likely one of the only chances you’ll get to meet them prior to next weekend’s Party Re-Org Meeting. If you are a State Committee Member with a vote, you’ll want to take a look if you haven’t met … Read more
UPDATED 12/21: Democrats won, GOP/MAGA/Trump/Musk lost. Simple as that. Oh, and of course the CR continued a pay rise for Congress. The ‘compromise’ that 34 GOP members (many of the same that defected on the first try) opposed was essentially the deal we had already struck with the GOP for a temporary CR earlier this … Read more
Our official legislative blog jester, Arizona Senator John Kavanaugh, is always haranguing others about free speech. Yet, he apparently really only wants free speech and expression for those who agree with him. He is currently holding hostage the ability of the University of Arizona to issue ~30 million dollars worth of new bonds for construction … Read more