One of the most important decisions that Pima County’s voters will be making on the primary ballot this year is who will be the next Pima County Attorney. That person will face the greatest challenge to the status quo in law enforcement for, literally, generations. It is critical that voters make the right decision. As … Read more
The AZ Daily Star editorial board held an online candidate forum for the 3 Democrats running to replace long time Pima County Attorney Democrat Barbara LaWall, who is retiring. The forum was held on July 1, with the public invited to zoom in (which I did, along with about 130 other voters). Candidates are Laura … Read more
2020 CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS Arizona Corporation Commission Lea Marquez-Peterson (R) Bill Mundell (D) District 2 Daniel Hernandez* (D) – House District 3 Alma Hernandez* (D) – House District 4 Lisa Otondo* (D) – Senate District 9 Victoria Steele* (D) – Senate Randall Friese* (D) – House Brendan Lyons (R) – House District 10 Kirsten Engel* (D) … Read more
Activists for four Citizen Ballot Initiatives submitted more than enough voter signatures to get their measures on the November Ballot. The Second Chance Initiative, a ballot measure that 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, and “establish … Read more
July 2, 2020, was a great day for Public Education in Arizona. Activists, after a little less than five months, were able to gather a little more than 435,000 voter signatures to get the Invest in Ed 2.0 initiative on the November 3, 2020 ballot. That was about 200,000 more qualifying signatures than were needed … Read more