Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman had a good first year in 2019. Through hers and others in the Governor’s office, the State Legislature, and Pro Education and Children Advocacy groups, Arizona education took forward strides in the last year. These include: Increased funding for schools. The reduction of self-contained ELL Instruction from four … Read more
“No man’s (or woman’s) life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” The Arizona legislature is in session on Monday, January 13. God save us. As of June 2019, when the GOP-controlled Arizona legislature had finished doing its worst for the year, Pew Research reported the ‘Lost Decade’ Casts a Post-Recession Shadow … Read more
It is time once again for the “silly wild ass guess” (SWAG) list of candidates running for office in November. Below is a list of local candidates who are currently running for either the State Legislature or a seat on the Corporation Commission. Voters need to pay attention to these races just as much as … Read more
Flanked by a sea of gun safety advocates, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero signed a gun safety pledge to support background checks, red flag laws and a ban on large gun magazines. Romero joined other elected officials and community members to announce her official joining of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), a bipartisan coalition of mayors … Read more
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment are so confident Virginia is on the verge of becoming the critical 38th state to ratify the gender equality measure, they are already making plans for how they will celebrate. The Associated Press reports, Lawmakers pledge ERA will pass in Virginia. Then what? In Virginia, the ERA’s future is … Read more