AZ Government

(UPDATED) Leading Arizona Democrats Call on Congress to Not Gut Funding that Creates Manufacturing and Clean Energy Jobs in the Grand Canyon State

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A report from the Arizona Commerce Authority, hardly a bastion of socialism and left wing liberalism, found that if MAGA Republicans follow through on their commitment to gut forward provisions like clean energy tax credits in the Biden/Harris Inflation Reduction Act, the Grand Canyon State will lose $58 billion in investments and 69,000 good paying … Read more

UPDATED 6/28 with DGT VIDEO: Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan Describes Budget Negotiations at the State Capitol

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Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan graciously sat with Blog for Arizona to describe the latest on budget negotiations with Legislative Republicans and Governor Katie Hobb’s office.  Editor’s Note: Senator Sundareshan joined TheDGT.org for a discussion of the budget and session results on Monday July 23rd at Noon via Zoom. What the Senator describes is … Read more

Governor Hobbs Vetoes Bill That Would Target Teachers Under the Guise of Saying They Promote Anti Semitism

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed HB2867, a measure that, if it had become law, would have prosecuted teachers under the guise of saying they were promoting Anti Semitism. In her veto letter to Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro, the Governor touted her credititionals supporting the Jewish Community in the Grand Canyon State, including expanding Holocaust … Read more

Arizona House Democratic Leader De Los Santos and AEA President Garcia Blast House MAGA Budget that Robs from Vulnerable Children

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What do MAGA Republicans, especially in the Arizona House at the State Capitol have against vulnerable children? This legislative session, they seem to take delight in threatening to cut off funding for poor children’s school lunches or assistance for kids with disabilities. How sick is that? Well, House MAGA Republicans, finally returning from an undeserved … Read more

Arizona Legislative Democrats to Working Class Arizonans on the State Budget “Their Priorities Are Our Priorities”

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With budget negotiations gaining steam at the Arizona State Capitol, Democratic Senate and House Leaders released their current goals and assessments of what they want to see for fiscal year 2026 and how the process is proceeding. In a social media video released yesterday (June 10,) Senate Democratic Senate Leaders Priya Sundareshan and Catherine Miranda … Read more