As the Arizona Legislature approaches the 100-day target for the end of session, the Republican Legislators have shifted their focus to passage of their party's most extreme bills. Rep. Pam Powers Hannley's latest podcast talks about the Culture War raging in the Legislature. The most recent episode features the 15 week abortion ban, school voucher expansion, homeless encampments and inequitable ambulance services.
Arizona coffers are brimming with revenue from taxes and gaming. With so much cash on hand, it’s time for the Arizona Legislature to invest in the health and wellbeing of children and families – instead of more tax breaks for corporations and wealthy Arizonans. Expanding access to care will save the lives of new mothers and babies. We have the money. We need the political will.
Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission has been working on new Congressional and Legislative maps for a few months now. Controversial draft maps (V10) were approved recently. The maps have entered a 30-day comment period. That’s where you come in.
In the US, there is little or no Internet regulation to protect the privacy of the unassuming public or to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated through social media. Consumers are left to ferret out scams and misinformation on their own. The highly unregulated landscape of Internet-based commerce and finance is the ideal breeding ground for risky, get-rich-quick schemes. Enter cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain.
Tucson is a low-wage town in a low-wage stingy state. Tucson Fight for $15 is on the Nov. 2022 ballot. If passed by the voters, this proposition will raise the local minimum wage to $15 by 2025 and create worker protections.