MAGA Republican Legislators in Arizona, calling themselves “The Freedom Caucus” and across the nation have three public policy goals. Power Power Power To that end, anything that helps them achieve and maintain power is on their to-do list at the State Legislature and around the country. Sometimes it is passing cultural wedge issue legislation that … Read more
There are very few places where the battle for control of the Presidency, the U.S. Congress, and for control of a state legislature overlap more tightly than in Tucson’s northern suburbs and exurbs. That makes the jurisdictions in and around the Southern Arizona region, such as Arizona’s 6th Congressional District (CD6), and the 16th and … Read more
For the last two legislative sessions in the Arizona State Capitol, Republicans have enjoyed razor-thin majorities of 16 to 14 in the Senate and 31 to 29 in the State House. With those narrow majorities, did they team up with Democrats to find solutions to move the state forward and lift people up? On some … Read more
Since coming to the Arizona State House of Representatives in 2021, Legislative District (LD) Two Representative and Educator Judy Schwiebert has been a tireless advocate for public education, personal freedoms, lifting people up, and moving the state forward. A member of the Education Caucus, in her time in the legislature, she has continuously fought those … Read more
The race to secure the Democratic Nomination for Arizona Congressional Districts (CD) One and Three are drawing more qualified and interesting candidates. Marlene Galán-Woods declares for CD One. In Arizona CD One, journalist and public policy advocate Marlene Galán-Woods (the widow of the former State Attorney General, Grant Woods) has declared her candidacy to unseat … Read more