Economics

Putting Arizona Over Party, People from the Sane Wing of the Republican Party Rally Behind Katie Hobbs at Barry Goldwater Memorial Park

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This has been a busy weekend for Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Katie Hobbs. First, she held a press conference in Tucson with Attorney General Democratic Nominee Kris Mayes, condemning the 1864/1901 abortion ban (that was stayed later that day by the Arizona Court of Appeals) and their Republican opponents (Kari Lake … Read more

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Goes to Washington

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For the second time in about three weeks, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero journeyed to Washington D.C. to tout the effects of Biden/Harris Administration policies and largely Democratic Congressional achievements like the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Tucson. On September 21, 2022, Mayor Romero testified on the effects of the Bipartisan Infrastructure … Read more

OPEC Plus October Surprise To Aid The World’s Authoritarians

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Robert McElvaine writes at Salon, OPEC’s October Surprise: Higher gas prices a boon to Putin, the Saudis — and Republicans: The October Surprise of 2022 has arrived, from an unexpected source — as surprises tend to do. Led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, the oil-producing cartel OPEC and its partners announced on Wednesday it will slash oil … Read more

Kate Gallego and Greg Stanton Hail Bipartisan Infrastructure Dollars to Improve Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

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Accompanied by White House Infrastructure Tsar (and former New Orlean’s Mayor) Mitch Landrieu, Arizona Democratic Leader Reginald Bolding, and airport and union leaders, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and House Representative (and former Mayor) Greg Stanton hailed the $194 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to add a new taxiway and help modernize Sky Harbor … Read more