City of Tucson Elections has tallied the 16,500 provisional ballots which were not counted on the Nov. 2, 2021 General Election night. https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/21GTUC_OfficialResults_110821.pdf Prop. 410 No 42,261 Yes 41,291 970 vote difference in the negative, and it was ahead on Election night by 153 votes. Prop. 410 would have increased the Councilmembers salary from $24,000 … Read more
I remember when I was preparing to become a history teacher and I had to take out student loans and work a second job because there was no compensation for my internship and student teaching experience. That is a situation virtually all Arizona educators struggle with when preparing to enter the classroom. Until perhaps now. … Read more
Update to The Mass Murderer Trump Death Cult Governors Must Be Stopped Before They Can Kill Again (Updated) (August); Hold Trump Death Cult Governors Accountable For Their Criminal Negligence In Mismanaging The Coronavirus Pandemic (Updated) (October). Last week, the Washington Post reported, Arizona’s pandemic outlook worries experts as mask and vaccine mandate battles rage: Arizona … Read more
Electing local candidates or passing propositions like the Minimum Wage increase in Tucson were not the only measures on the 2021 ballot on November 2, 2021, in the Grand Canyon State. Thirty-three public school districts in Arizona asked residents to approve either a budget override or an increase to their coffers to pay for items … Read more
Last month, a judge blocked Arizona from collecting $1.1 million from the city of Flagstaff to compensate for its minimum wage which is higher than the state’s rate, ruling that the state missed a deadline for the assessment and was stretching a law targeting higher voter-approved city wages to collect its indirect costs. The Arizona Republic … Read more