It has been an eventful first term for Tucson Mayor Regina Romero. When she was not battling science denying Governor Doug Ducey and right-wing legislators over how to keep people safe during the height of the Coronavirus, Mayor Romero, with members of the City Council, pursued a progressive program, which included a Working Families Agenda, … Read more
The Washington Post reports, Biden unveils plan averting Medicare funding crisis, challenging GOP: The White House on Tuesday proposed raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000 and reducing what Medicare pays for prescription drugs in an attempt to ensure that the health-care program for seniors is funded for the next two decades, challenging Republicans … Read more
As Az Blue Meanie and other statewide and local media outlets have reported, Extremist MAGA Republicans still want the political sandbox all to themselves when it comes to governing and legislating. Even if it goes against the Arizona Constitution which clearly gives the Governor the veto power and a hand in helping to shape fiscal … Read more
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego can be considered a great Ambassador for the fifth-largest city in the country. After spending several months celebrating the city’s attractions and future-impacting industries before Super Bowl 57, she has spent the last couple of weeks praising local workers, residents, and the services they provided in putting Phoenix’s best face forward. … Read more
In the latest turn in the Fiscal Year 23/24 budget chess game at the Arizona State Capitol, Governor Katie Hobbs predictably vetoed the Republican only skinny budget passed along party lines over the last two weeks. In a press release explaining her justified veto, Governor Hobbs offered: “Arizonans deserve a budget that takes the real … Read more