Arizona public schools will receive another $862 million in American Rescue Plan funding after the Department of Education approved the Grand Canyon Education Department’s Arizona’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan. The goals of these funds are to assist schools in: Safely reopening and adopting mitigation measures to fully … Read more
A week after announcing an initiative to transition Tucson public busing to all-electric vehicles, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, along with Pima District Five County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, American Lung Association Advocacy Senior Director JoAnnna Strother, and Tucson Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo, announced support for a similar effort to transition all diesel school … Read more
The East Valley Partnership recently held a forum for the candidates from both parties for Arizona’s Governorship in 2022. Of those aspiring to the Republican nomination, Matt Salmon, Steve Gaynor, Kimberly Yee, and Karrin Taylor Robson were in attendance. Kari Lake claimed a scheduling conflict and did not appear. Unfortunate, as I was keen to … Read more
Remember when Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and his allies on the extreme right thought it would be a good idea to give federal COVID relief funds, in the form of grants, to schools who chose not to adopt Coronavirus mask or vaccine mandates? The federal government did. Today, (October 5, 2021,) the United States Treasury … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 18 House Representative Mitzi Epstein has spent her public policy career championing causes to help the people. These include advocating policies designed to: Fully fund public schools. Improve access to mental healthcare Foster suicide prevention strategies. Reform unemployment insurance for better benefits for workers and better tax rates for employers. Expand … Read more