Arizona Leaders and Educators Show Appreciation for the American Rescue Plan

State Leaders and Educators held an Education Townhall sponsored by the Arizona Democratic Party on Monday, May 17, 2021, to show appreciation for the education provisions of the Biden/Harris American Rescue Plan. The attendees were: Arizona Democratic Party Head and Legislative District 30 Representative Raquel Teran. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. Phoenix Union … Read more

Rep. Pam Powers Hannley on ERA

Arizona Republicans Vote Down ERA (video)

Arizona House Democrats made a substitute motion to suspend the rules and bring HCR2010 Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to an immediate vote today (May 19, 2021). Republicans have been bringing us to the floor for one or two votes for several days in a row while they work their backroom budget deals, far … Read more

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(UPDATED) Are We in Kansas? Arizona Republicans Considering a Flat Tax That Could Take Funds Away from Schools, the Poor, and Police

This movie has been shown before. Fiscally ignorant Republicans, worshiping the altar of trickle down-supply side Reaganomics enact massive tax cuts for the wealthy, claiming the resulting cuts will be made up for in revenues brought about by people spending more money that will produce more jobs and higher sales tax and working/middle-class tax receipts … Read more

‘Ax The Flat Tax’ From This GQP-Only Fantasy Budget

Don’t say I didn’t try to warn you. ‘Ax The Flat Tax’ Talk Before This Damn Fool Idea Is Sprung On Us At The Last Minute: For those of you who were not born yesterday, you know that the state budget negotiated between the governor and Republican legislative leaders, and their favored stakeholders like the … Read more