On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, the Phoenix City Council moved to enter into a development with the Phoenix Mayo Clinic for: “…Installation of public infrastructure improvements, drainage and dedication of public right-of-way (ROW) or easements, and any other agreements as necessary (Agreements) for a mixed-use project to be located on approximately 228 acres south of … Read more
Providing Paid Family and Medical Leave Permanently removing the state expenditure cap on public school spending. Ensuring corporations pay their fair share in taxes. Making sure there is accountability for all tax expenditures. Sharing more state revenue with Tribal Communities. Helping the poor. Who would be against any of that? Apparently, most Republicans at the … Read more
As Ronald Reagan said several times in his 1980 Presidential Debate with President Jimmy Carter: “There you go again.” That phrase is apt for the recent attempts by the Arizona fringe right currently occupying the State Republican Party (and across the country) to look for any means to suppress or obstruct people’s (specifically, those that … Read more
Gov. Doug Ducey sold voters a bill of goods with his Prop. 123 in 2018, promising to raise teacher pay by 20% by the 2020-2021 school year, to end the Red For Ed teacher walkouts. Just last month, Arizona has the lowest wages for teachers in the nation, report finds: Teacher pay in Arizona can’t … Read more
The City of Phoenix has released its initial budget overview for fiscal year 2022/23. Currently, the preliminary budget projections estimate a $76 million surplus in the city coffers. This surplus includes an estimated $44 million in one-time resources primarily caused by higher than anticipated vacancy savings and carryover of the City Council approved Coronavirus Relief … Read more