The Democratic primary for Ward 3 and 6 in the Tucson City Council races is coming up on August 3, 2021. Only the City of Tucson voters/residents in Ward 3 and Ward 6 vote in these primaries. There is no primary in Ward 5 as Democratic Councilman Richard Fimbres is running unopposed. The Arizona Daily … Read more
At a press event earlier today (July 16, 2021,) Arizona’s Democratic Leaders: Party Chair (and Legislative District 30 Representative) Raquel Teran, Senate Leader Rebecca Rios, and House Leader Reginald Bolding demanded the state’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich heed the calls of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Republic Editorial Board and launch an … Read more
Governor Doug Ducey’s office has stepped in it again. This time it is over the COVID quarantine policies both the Peoria and Catalina Foothills school districts have formulated with regards to children who have not received the Coronavirus vaccination. Each district, per existing statewide and county health guidelines, wants unvaccinated children to quarantine for ten … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and nine of their mayoral colleagues have sent a letter to the Arizona Congressional Delegation, asking them to support a proposed Amtrak railway expansion plan in Congress that would connect Tucson to Phoenix. Regional Mayors Letter of Support – Amtrak Corridor Development Program FINAL (1) It would … Read more
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