(UPDATED) Democratic and Progressive reaction to Governor Ducey’s Proposed Budget

Governor Ducey has released his proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. It has met with mixed reactions among Democratic and Progressive circles. While commending the Governor for investment hikes in areas like education (with more monies for teacher salaries, counselors, and building repair,) infrastructure, and childcare, Progressive advocates point out that the increases are, … Read more

White supremacists rally on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in Virginia

It’s not accident or happenstance that the radical right chose the Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday holiday to hold its “gun rights” rally in Virginia. It is in reality a white supremacist rally, a sequel to the violent Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally in 2017 (above photo), in support of Trump’s MAGA cult followers’ fantasies … Read more

House Democrats propose ratification of ERA in 2019.

Virginia Dumped the #GOP & Passed the #ERA (video)

January 15, 2020 is a red letter day for the women of the United States because the Virginia Legislature ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. While the Arizona Legislature has been tied up in pomp and circumstance, speeches, and meetings with lobbyists during this first week, Virginia got busy and passed the ERA. How did this … Read more

AZ GOP: no sanctuary for refugees fleeing violence, but sanctuary for guns (Updated)

The Arizona Republican Party, like clockwork, every two years drags out its anti-immigrant hysteria to fire up its nativist and racist base to turn out the Republican vote. Drug seizures and arrests made by the Border Strike Force were key talking points in Gov. Doug Ducey’s re-election campaign. The Governor’s Office did not provide supporting documents … Read more