Tributes Roll In for Tempe Political Lion Harry Mitchell

Tempe Educator, a three-term Mayor, four-term State Senator, Party Chairperson, and two-term House Representative, Harry Mitchell passed away yesterday (July 29) at the age of 86. A political lion for close to 30 years, tributes for Mitchell have rolled in from Arizona’s current leaders over the last 24 hours. Governor Katie Hobbs wrote: “Harry Mitchell … Read more

Mendoza for CD6 Congress: No Data Centers in the Desert.

“No data centers in the desert,” said Democrat Jo Mendoza when asked about the sprawling computing facilities increasingly proposed for Arizona. “Not right now, not in our district, not in our state.” She is running to unseat Congressman Juan Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th congressional district, who has publicly backed the energy infrastructure that makes data … Read more

Grijalva, Ansari, and Stanton Introduce The Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

Fund K-12 Public Education, not Trump’s Gestapo and his Concentration Camps Those are the goals of Arizona House Representatives Adelita Grijalva, Yassamin Ansari, and Greg Stanton, who jointly introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act, legislation that, if enacted, would take “unobligated” ICE funding (about $62 billion) to schools that qualify for Title IX funding. … Read more

Arizona CD Seven Representative Adelita Grijalva Discusses Her First Nine Months in the House of Representatives

After waiting an inexcusable 50 days to be sworn into the House by Speaker Mike Johnson, Arizona Congressional District (CD) Seven Representative Adelita Grijalva is, with the help of her staff, adjusting to the rigors of serving in Congress.  Representative Grijalva graciously met with Blog for Arizona to discuss her first nine months in office … Read more