While Arizona Republicans, like their colleagues across the nation, routinely put forth legislative proposals to largely suppress and put barriers up for voting, Democrats have continually looked for ways to expand the franchise and access to the ballot box. That was the main motivation behind Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Democratic Legislative Leaders … Read more
2026 is shaping up to be another year where just a few seats will determine which political party will control the Arizona State Legislature in 2027. Arizona Legislative District 13 in Chandler in the East Valley of Maricopa County is one of them. In this campaign, human and voting rights legal advocate Kristie O’Brien is … Read more
I realize now that I have been remiss in not sharing here my genuine and honest thoughts about what is happening in this country right now. I’ve held back some of my thoughts that I have shared privately, but haven’t put to page. It took Kim’s post yesterday, Watching Is Not Prevention, and reader reaction, … Read more
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was not mincing words with her promise to veto the Republican Tax Measure SB1106, which passed with only Republican votes in the first week of the 2026 legislative session. Yesterday, January 16, she did just that, sending a letter to Senate President Warren Peterson, advising him of her veto of that … Read more
Arizona billionaires and corporations did not need more tax cuts in the federal Big Billionaires First Bill. They definitely did not need the one, JD Mesnard’s Trump-mimicking SB1106, that Arizona Legislative Republicans rammed through the State Capitol earlier today. The state’s oligarchs, plutocrats, and corporate greedsters have already reaped the benefits of budgetary ill-advised state … Read more