Governor Doug Ducey and his office have released his last proposed budget. Like previous budget proposals, there are good components to it. There are increases (some paid for by American Rescue Plan dollars: the funds Mr. Ducey calls Socialist) in K-12 funding, water augmentation, road infrastructure, and kinship care. Veterans and their spouses could receive … Read more
The last seven days may truly be called “Infrastructure Week” in Tucson. On January 11, 2022, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, accompanied by several local dignitaries, helped celebrate the installation of an electric charging station at the Hotel Congress. Commenting on this advancement in Tucson’s Electric Vehicle Readiness Road Map Initiative, Mayor Romero posted on social … Read more
So the corporate cable jockeys are predictably doing their scripted freak-out today over the annual inflation rate for 2021, the second year of a lingering Coronavirus pandemic – a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” – which is still causing global economic disruptions during an economic recovery. I can almost guarantee you that not one of these … Read more
In his final State of the State Address that also doubled as a potential Coronavirus superspreader event, Governor Doug Ducey struck familiar notes as in his previous speeches to the Arizona State Legislature on economic stewardship, education choice, water, and the border. 2022 Governor Ducey State of the State He also recited the extreme right … Read more
The Circus – that is the GQP-controlled Arizona Legislature – is back in town this week. “No man’s [and especially a woman’s] life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” – Gideon John Tucker. The Circus arrives at a time when the Omicron Covid-19 variant is surging and slamming Arizona hospitals into … Read more