AZ Politics

Eureka: After a Week of Needless Theatrics from MAGA Republicans, the State House Finally Passes the Bipartisan Senate Budget Bill

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After a week of posturing and needless theatrics from MAGA “Freedom Caucus” Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature that resulted in two vetoes from Governor Katie Hobbs, the House Republicans, after gaining some cosmetic face saving fiscal tweaks, passed the Bipartisan Senate Budget days after they had rejected bringing it up for floor consideration. With … Read more

Do Candidates Know that Nuclear Power is a Climate Dead End?

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By Russell Lowes, Research Director, SafeEnergyAnalyst.org As the climate crisis accelerates, some policymakers are dusting off an old idea they claim is new: nuclear power. With headlines touting “advanced reactors” and “small modular reactors” designs, nuclear is being rebranded as a climate solution. But behind the shiny packaging lies the same flawed technology: nuclear remains … Read more

Phoenix Mayor and Climate Mayors Chairperson Kate Gallego and Other Western Mayors Call for Increased Federal and State Assistance with the Colorado River

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Last week, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and other Western Mayors committed to combatting climate change released a document outlining several strategies for the federal government to assist with providing additional water security for western states and cities that rely on the Colorado River. The authors of the document, from the bipartisan organization Climate Mayors (which … Read more

Hopefully Political Prince of Darkness Mitch McConnell is Wrong and The People Will Not Get Over MAGA Cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps

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In a closed door meeting among frantic Senate Republicans like Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Thom Tillis, who expressed worry about what Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Big and Beautiful Economic bill would do to their electoral prospects when the people they suckered into voting for them realized by the decrease in the money going … Read more