Lupe Conchas has been a community organizer in Maricopa County for the last several years primarily working on issues such as education, elections, and hunger. He is currently running for a seat on the Alhambra School District Governing Board. Mr. Conchas feels he can bring a real-world understanding to the board because he understands the … Read more
Voters, if they have not already, have 13 days to sign petitions to get the Second Chance and Invest in Ed initiatives The Second Chance Initiative, if passed this November, would enable nonviolent prisoners to earn release credits towards leaving prison after serving 50 percent of their sentences, provide for sentencing reform for nonviolent offenders, … Read more
AZ GOP Chairperson Kelli Ward does a daily FaceBook Live video chat. I thought that might be interesting, so I dropped in for a chat. You might find it amusing. I guess video embedding has been disabled on her page, because it just comes up blank when I try to do that, so you have … Read more
There are only 21 days left to sign a petition to get the Invest in Ed Citizens Initiative on the November Ballot. If this measure is passed by voters in November, public schools in Arizona will receive a desperately needed infusion of funds that will go towards: Properly compensating instructors Recruiting counselors and school support … Read more
To get the Outlaw Dirty Money Ballot Initiative on the November Ballot, 357,000 valid signatures are needed because, if passed by the voters, the election results will necessitate a change to the Arizona State Constitution. Realistically, 400,000 signatures should probably be collected in case a portion of the signatories is declared invalid and ineligible. The … Read more