In 1948, Harry Truman championed a pro-civil rights platform in the Democratic Party. Southern Democrats at the time threw a hissy fit and quit. Some short-lived alt parties later, the former Dixiecrats weaseled their way into the GOP. In the 1960s, KKK campaigning helped finalize the south’s allegiance to Republicans. Got it? The next time … Read more
The Arizona Secretary of State’s office posts that three citizens initiative campaigns filed their petitions before the deadline yesterday. Howard Fischer reports, Arizona ballot likely to include measures on elections, medical debt: Arizona voters are likely to get a chance to vote in November to bring an end to political commercials by anonymous special interest … Read more
It looks like the time has finally come for voters to get a chance to beat back Republican measures to suppress Democracy and keep the specter of Dark Money in politics. Yesterday (July 7, 2022,) supporters for Arizonans for Fair Elections and The Right to Know Act initiatives appear to have submitted more than enough … Read more
Update to: GQP Legislators Ignore The Will Of The Voters. Buy A Comfortable Pair Of Shoes And Dust Off the Clip Boards For Yet Another Voucher Referendum Campaign. Our “Wimpy Kid” governor, Doug Ducey, the ice cream man hired by Koch Industries to run their Southwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Arizona, aka … Read more
First elected in 2020 to the Arizona State House in the now former Legislative District (LD20), educator Judy Schwiebert has worked to increase investments in public education, workforce development, and the arts. Running to serve in the House again in the new LD 2 (along with State Senate candidate Jeanne Casteen), Representative Schwiebert wants to … Read more