This is not Mark Finchem’s week. First, the Arizona State House and Senate Republican Chairpersons of their respective Ethics Committees have dismissed the Legislative District (LD) 11 State Representative’s complaint aimed at the whole Democratic delegation to the Legislature. The State House Chair, Becky Nutt, who erred in not following through with the over 80 … Read more
It should be clear to Arizonans by now that there is only one major political party committed to Democracy, reality, and maintaining/expanding voter access. It is not the Republican Party in case there is still confusion. Since the 2020 Presidential Election, members of the former Party of Lincoln in Arizona have: Engaged in spreading false … Read more
Doctors who perform abortions can get charged with murder. Voter suppression measures designed to reduce turnout in Democratic-leaning communities. Cutting taxes for people that do not need them in order to thwart monies going to public schools. Restricting or prohibiting sex education. Promoting conversion therapy. Trying to restrict the Corporation Commission and Clean Energy rules. … Read more
School Teachers in Arizona are 50th in salary earnings compared to their colleagues across the country. Jim Small of the Arizona Mirror published an article citing the findings of HireAHelper, a California firm that conducted the study analyzing instructor salaries across the United States. Of the 50 largest cities, Phoenix and the surrounding suburbs of … Read more
Arizona trails only Mississippi for the lowest unemployment benefit in the nation, at a maximum benefit of $240 per week. Back in September, Republican Governor Doug Ducey declared that he’ll save money on hand, won’t increase unemployment pay: “It’s on Congress,” the governor said Thursday when asked about the rapidly depleting federal account that is … Read more