On the day Governor Doug Ducey, to great cheers, signed the bipartisan water legislation, he ruined the kumbaya moment by vetoing another bipartisan piece of legislation: HB2685 which would have authorized voters to choose whether to approve a half cent sales tax extension of Proposition 400 that would have funded close to $40 billion in … Read more
The first six months of 2022 have been busy for Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council. While continuing to steer the fifth largest city in the nation through the hardships of the Coronavirus, the Mayor and City Council have also made strides in modernizing Phoenix infrastructure, aiding the homeless and disadvantaged, and making … Read more
Yesterday (July 8, 2022,) President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Health, Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, signed an Executive Order designed to: Safeguarding access to reproductive health care services, including abortion, emergency care during miscarriages, and contraception. Protecting the privacy of patients and their access … 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
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