Do you want your local sewage system to be well maintained? How about your clean water supply? Or law enforcement patrols, protection from fires, and teachers in the classroom? Those are some of the public sector areas that may face budget cuts and staffing reductions if state and local governments in Arizona and across the … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has issued a letter today seeking common ground between the Reid Park zoo and the Save the Heart of Reid Park activists, about the proposed zoo expansion which would destroy the south duck pond and Barnum Hill. I wrote about this conflict back in December against this destruction: (https://blogforarizona.net/save-the-heart-of-reid-park) and the … Read more
Most Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are warring against Democracy on several fronts. Not only are they endeavoring to enact measures designed to suppress the vote, but they are also advancing proposals to circumvent the will of the people at the ballot box. Senate Bill (SB) 1783 is the latest example of this. This … Read more
Who did not see this coming? A day after a Senate Rules attorney submitted his report on the allegations made by former legislative assistant Michael Polloni against Wendy Rogers, the Senate Ethics Committee, in a three to two party-line decision, voted to dismiss the ethics complaint against the Legislative District (LD) Six Senator. YSR 3-2-21 … Read more
In what could be major tuition savings for Arizona college students, the Arizona State House passed, by a 57 to 3 margin, a bill that would allow Community Colleges to offer four-year degrees for some programs. What is in the Bill? The bill, HB2523, would allow Arizona Community Colleges to offer these degrees with some … Read more