Since the passage of the Anti Voucher expansion Proposition 305 Ballot Measure in 2018, the reactionary members of the Arizona State Legislature have continued to push the envelope on proposed measures to allow families to spend state taxpayer money, through Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA’s) on private (mostly religious) schools. These fringe legislators have: Pushed bills … Read more
With the withdrawals of Tom Steyer on Saturday, Pete Buttigieg on Sunday, and Amy Klobuchar today (Monday,) the Democratic Primary Race has shrunk to five candidates. Actually, four because Tulsi Gabbard has largely been a nonfactor for several months. The race for the Democratic Nomination now pits two more liberal progressive candidates (Elizabeth Warren and … Read more
Before the start of the legislative session I explained that Arizona’s GOP leaders have no serious plans to make up for the ‘lost decade’ of budget cuts. Arizona has had a structural revenue deficit for years due to annual GOP tax cuts which become permanent, and prevent making up for previous year budget cuts to … Read more
The Retirement of Senate Democratic Leader David Bradley has created a chain reaction for Democrats in the Tucson centered Arizona Legislative District (LD) Ten. Democratic State House Incumbent Kirsten Engel has announced her candidacy to succeed Bradley in the State Senate. That leaves the other Democratic Incumbent Domingo DeGrazia, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, and Paul Stapleton-Smith … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) Eight is an area that stretches from the edge of the East Valley in Maricopa County to the Catalina Foothills just north of Tucson. It includes all or parts of Globe, Miami, Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Kearny, San Manuel, Eloy, and San Tan Valley Democrats served in Arizona LD Eight as … Read more