[This article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.]Arizona is unlikely to follow Texas in its mid-decade redistricting (the latter is now in the courts), particularly since our Republican-dominated legislature must contend with a Democratic governor. Our state’s approach to setting district maps is better than some others, but it could be improved further, reducing the … Read more
Following an Arizona tradition of electing students to school boards, Tre’Davon Rhodes announced he is running for the Tucson Unified School District board. “I am running for the TUSD Governing Board to ensure that, like me, all students have the resources and opportunities they need to be successful,” Rhodes said in his launch statement. “I … Read more
Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature are about to get another opportunity to prove they favor cutting waste, fraud, abuse, unneeded fiscal fat, and misplaced spending priorities in the 2026 legislative session. The plum target for cutting, if they accept it, is the fiscal Frankenstein Monster they created and unconditionally support: The Empowerment Scholarship Private … Read more
Fresh off a Democratic electoral victory that exceeded expectations on November 4, 2025, Third Way Senior Communications Director Kate deGruyter interviewed with Blog for Arizona and discussed the path forward for Democrats heading into the 2026, 2028 campaigns and beyond. In the dynamics of Presidential politics, that includes supporting candidates that can win in the … Read more
Anyone want to bet that House Speaker Mike Johnson wishes he could have sworn in Adelita Grijalva weeks ago given todays New York Times bombshell revelations from House Democrats of emails from pedophile Jeffrey Epstein that Donald Trump was undoubtedly aware of his sick sexual assault encounters with underage girls. It is sweet irony that … Read more