AZ Government

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 Let’s not forget that in 1987, Arizona’s own Governor Evan Mecham rescinded the MLK holiday and decided to offer up a “Civil Rights Day” instead, to be “celebrated” on a Sunday.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.

As the next Arizona Secretary of State, Reginald Bolding wants People to Vote without Fear or Intimidation

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Arizona State House Democratic Leader Reginald Bolding has dedicated his professional life to helping people. First as a special education instructor in the Roosevelt Elementary School District. Then as a clinical instructor to young teachers at Arizona State University. Currently as the House Democratic Leader in the Arizona State Legislature. While in the Legislature, Mr. … Read more

Superintendent Hoffman Applauds Interior Secretary Haaland’s Indian Boarding School Truth Initiative

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With the horrific revelations of mass graves of children at two Indigenous Residential Schools in British Colombia and Saskatchewan over the last several months, United States Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative on June 22, 2021. While there is no historical doubt about the poor conditions, attempts at mass indoctrination, … Read more

The GOP Legislature Deceives Us with Tax Cuts

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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said George Santayana. He must have been talking about Arizona’s so-called middle-class tax cuts. Or the famous Republican trickle-down economic theory that tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations would inevitably “trickle-down” to workers. On the contrary, there is ample evidence showing that wealth has … Read more