The Arizona Republic fka The Arizona Republican recently published the stupidest damn editorial opinion I have seen in a long time. Voters are done with extreme politics. The era of Kari Lake, Trump and MAGA is ending. Voters may have rejected theMAGA/QAnon Republicans at the top of the ticket in the statewide races, but in … Read more
The newly appointed chief of staff for Arizona Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs, Allie Bones, and Transition Co-Chairs Monica Villalobos and Mike Haener held a Pre-Thanksgiving Presser with journalists on November 23, 2022, to discuss a range of topics from the inauguration, the budget process, and the continuing election denialism of Trump Republicans. The Governor-Elect had announced … Read more
At long last (since the General Election was on Nov.8, 2022), Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has published the final unofficial election results, after nearly two weeks of counting by 15 AZ Counties of those early& provisional ballots submitted on Election Day. Pima County also published theirs on Nov.18. Voter turnout statewide was 62.56%. … Read more
Now that the elections are over, it is time for soon-to-be former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to call a special session of the soon-to-be former Arizona Legislative body and protect funding for public schools by suspending or permanently repealing the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL.) That is the message of the current and future leaders of … Read more
Apparently, the transition to governing periods, as well as who one associates with, can be telling to people who want to gauge what kind of leader a successful nominee will be. Take two examples in Arizona this week: Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs and apparent Superintendent of Public Instruction-Elect Tom Horne (there may be a recount here … Read more