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
The Governor and Arizona State Legislature should be: Spending education dollars on helping traditional and charter public schools bring all of their ventilation systems up to standards that could help combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Funding an increase of the staff of the Arizona School Facilities Board so proper inspections can be made of … Read more
When will the members of the former Party of Lincoln speak up for law and order for real? It is not coming any time soon from the Arizona State House Ethics Committee where Chairperson Becky Nutt put tribal party loyalty over the request for truth and justice by denying multiple requests to conduct an ethics … Read more