2024 was not a good year for the Maricopa County Democratic Party. Despite many victories at the school board level, Yassamin Ansari and Greg Stanton winning their House races, and the re-election of Kate Gallego as Phoenix Mayor, County Democratic candidates all went down to defeat in this cycle. Several battleground Legislative District candidates, including … Read more
Carolyn’s note: As a non-white female in America today, I can attest to lots of verbal incidents directed at me and my bi-racial son over the years. It’s getting less, but was still bothersome and disturbing during the Asian Hate episodes of the covid pandemic (2020 to 2023). Let’s work at healing ourselves as this … Read more
On the eve of getting sworn in as Arizona’s new House Representative from Arizona Congressional District Three, Yassamin Ansari announced the names of individuals that will make up her Congressional Staff. In the below social media release, the Representative-Elect declares that 70 percent of her team has ties to Arizona and over 50 percent are … Read more
With another eventful year investigating and prosecuting individuals and groups who are accused of defrauding senior citizens, grifting the taxpayer funded Empowerment Scholarship Account system, jeopardizing the local water supply, and violating the state’s electoral college voting procedures, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and her team have had a busy year in 2024. The Attorney … Read more
It will probably be bad news if readers see a headline like this from the incoming Musk/Trump/Vance Administration. That said, the Biden/Harris Administration announcement of a new climate target for the United States: a 61-66 percent reduction in 2035 from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions should be met with enthusiasm from everyone … Read more