AZ Government

Teran, Rios, and Bolding Demand Brnovich Investigate Republican Election Tampering in Arizona

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At a press event earlier today (July 16, 2021,) Arizona’s Democratic Leaders: Party Chair (and Legislative District 30 Representative) Raquel Teran, Senate Leader Rebecca Rios, and House Leader Reginald Bolding demanded the state’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich heed the calls of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Republic Editorial Board and launch an … Read more

Doug Ducey’s Education Advisor has no Business Dictating Health Care Guidance to School Districts

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Governor Doug Ducey’s office has stepped in it again. This time it is over the COVID quarantine policies both the Peoria and Catalina Foothills school districts have formulated with regards to children who have not received the Coronavirus vaccination. Each district, per existing statewide and county health guidelines, wants unvaccinated children to quarantine for ten … Read more

Romero and Gallego lead Bipartisan Group of Arizona Mayors Supporting a New Amtrak Rail Line Connecting Phoenix and Tucson

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Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and nine of their mayoral colleagues have sent a letter to the Arizona Congressional Delegation, asking them to support a proposed Amtrak railway expansion plan in Congress that would connect Tucson to Phoenix. Regional Mayors Letter of Support – Amtrak Corridor Development Program FINAL (1) It would … Read more

Mental Disconnect or Political Opportunism: Governor Doug Ducey Signs Bills Authorizing Holocaust/Genocide Studies and Banning his Version of Critical Race Theory

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Is Governor Doug Ducey having a mental disconnect on some of the education bills he is signing? Or experiencing a bout of political opportunism. It is probably both along with a touch of having it both ways. The center of this recent controversy is what reactionaries on the fringe right call Critical Race Theory. If … Read more

Doug Ducey discusses his approach to critical race theory

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Doing his best to channel George Wallace, Governor Doug Ducey is banning Critical Race Theory in schools. Citing Arizona’s leadership in education, while also declaring that he is “protecting Arizonans against divisive and regressive lessons”. Let’s not forget that in 1987, Arizona’s own Governor Evan Mecham rescinded the MLK holiday and decided to offer up a “Civil Rights Day” instead, to be “celebrated” on a Sunday. This cost the state a Super Bowl and around $200 million in revenue. This resulted in our state being the last in the nation to formally accept the MLK holiday. If you just found out about this bit of trivia by reading this blog, then you also just found out WHY teaching Critical Race Theory is important.