Michael Bryan 
Please consider joining our friends at TheDGT.org for a conversation with Ruben Gallego about his bid to become the next Democratic Senator from Arizona. Ruben Gallego is the son of an immigrant mother from Colombia and an immigrant father from Mexico. He was raised in Chicago by his mother along with his three sisters and … Read more
Today I want to talk a bit about referenda. These are termed Senate or House Concurrent Resolutions (SCR and HCR, respectively) that are not enacted directly into law by the state Government by passage the normal method but are instead merely passed by the majority of the legislature and referred to directly to the voters … Read more
Newly elected Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ CD6) gave the Spanish language Republican response to SOTU, giving him a chance to define himself and his party for a national audience of Spanish-speaking voters. Blake Morlock summed it up well, calling it “solid, unspectacular, made key points, and… largely forgettable.” I don’t disagree, but what Ciscomani didn’t … Read more
The “skinny” budget presented by Arizona Republicans narrowly failed to pass this week. It’s basically a re-write of the 2022 budget, with little to no additional investment except for $200 million due to public schools in return for ESA voucher expansion. Said vouchers, over time, will actually remove millions more from already under-funded public schools. … Read more
Arizona Freedom Caucus’ reluctance to suspend the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) closely resembles D.C. House Republicans’ reluctance to raise the Debt Ceiling. Is it pure coincidence? Or, is it indicative of a nationwide effort of a Republican plan to obstruct Democrats’ efforts to help support working families and fully fund our public schools? The later … Read more