Economics

Ciscomani Reduces the American Idea of the “Social Safety Net” to Mere Word Salad — Which Will Not Feed the Hungry Kids Losing SNAP Benefits

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Republicans have a well-honed ability to take a phrase that means something important to Americans and suck the life out of it. Congressman Juan Ciscomani carried out one of these delicate procedures last Thursday in the Sixth Congressional District debate when he drained meaning from the well-known words “social safety net.” The country has had … Read more

Arizona Electric Customers Deserve Utility Commissioners Who Show Up at Hearings

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Democratic candidates Jonathan Hill and Clara Pratte accused the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utility prices, of ignoring struggling electric ratepayers, mishandling data-center growth and retreating from renewable energy. Republican Commissioner Kevin Thompson defended his record of approving a 10% TEP rate increase in 2023 and an 8% APS rate increase approved in 2024. His … Read more

Phoenix City Council Four Candidate Ashley Harder Reacts to September 8 Candidate Forum

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With District Four Phoenix City Councilwoman Laura Pastor retiring from her seat, eight candidates are campaigning to succeed her. Five participated in a forum on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, to discuss various issues facing the district in the fifth-largest city in the country, including affordable housing, public safety, community-public school partnerships, and how to address … Read more

Nez and DCCC React to Crane Going Totally to the Trumpian Dark Side on Forever Wars

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Once upon a time, Arizona House District Two Representative Eli Crane professed a disdain for supporting and funding “forever wars” like those in Afghanistan and Iraq. Well, those days, and Crane’s written opposition to those wars, are literally gone as the Donald Trump devotee has erased history, taking out his former position from his websites … Read more