Juan Padrés Wants to Help Bring a New Vision and Direction to the Tucson City Council

Combatting Poverty. Expanding Affordable Housing. Fostering Economic Development. Improving Transportation Infrastructure & Mobility. Lowering Tucson’s crime rate. Those are the issues Juan Padrés would like to work on if elected to represent Ward Three on the Tucson City Council. Experienced in working in both the private and public sector, Mr. Padrés said: “I am running … Read more

Former Gov. Jan Brewer Takes Current Gov. Doug Ducey To Task For Fiscally Irresponsible ‘Flat Tax’ Proposal

Oh God, she’s baaack! In 2011, then Governor Jan Brewer signed off on then House Speaker Kirk Adams’ four year phased-in corporate welfare tax giveaway plan, while state revenues were still devastated from the Great Recession (2007-2009). Jan Brewer had initially opposed his plan in 2010 causing “Captain Kool-Aid,” Kirk Adams, a true believer in … Read more

East Valley Democratic State Legislators Ask the Chandler City Government to Adopt an Anti Discrimination Ordinance that Protects the LGBTQ Community

With Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe having already adopted and instituted Anti Discrimination Ordinances to Protect the LGBTQ Community, the Democratic State Legislators from Legislative Districts 17 and 18 (Senator Sean Bowie and Representatives Mitzi Epstein, Jennifer Jermaine, and Jennifer Pawlik) have crafted and sent a letter to the Chandler City Government calling on them … Read more

Republican Arguments that Increased Sales Tax Receipts Will Make Up for Lost Income Tax Revenue is Very Regressive and Overly Optimistic

In their latest attempt to justify their flat tax proposals, Republicans at the State Legislature and the Governors office said that there is no reason to worry about local governments or other vital budget areas losing valuable sources of revenue. Why? Because the increased sales tax receipts from online gambling, internet sales (through the Way … Read more