Saying it is “time for new leadership at the Corporation Commission,” small business and Tribal Nation Advocate Clara Pratte is seeking election to that regulatory body that is often considered Arizona’s fourth branch of government. Vowing to lower costs, protect senior citizens and consumers, promote clean energy sustainability, and create jobs of the future in … Read more
0.001 percent. That is the percentage of reported voter fraud in Arizona during the 2020 elections. 8.8 percent. That is the percentage of fraud and errors in the Arizona SNAP program. 22 percent. That is the percentage of fraud in the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Program. Guess which issue Arizona Republicans are pushing false narratives of … Read more
“Trump’s murderous ICE thugs are out of control,” said Robert Reich, an American professor, lawyer, and political commentator. “To rein them in, we can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agency’s cruelty.” ICE is flush with funding, thanks to the big ugly bill enacted last year. Much of that money … Read more
This week many of the bills at the AZ Leg are targeting what many Tucsonans value. HB2263 would empty our recharge ponds in Avra ValleyThere are bills that attack renewable energy, while propping up fossil fuels. (Hmm… I wonder who is donating to these legislators?) There are bills that waste money on immigration enforcement (that’s a … Read more
Another week. Another report from Craig Harris and the 12 News Team on how flawed the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Private School Welfare/Scam for the Rich and Crooked Program is. Despite assurances from Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne and Legislative Republicans that the fraud rate for ESA purchases is one percent or lower, … Read more