Lifelong Educator Julie Stockwell Wants to Bring Her Love of Public Schools and Expertise to the Deer Valley School Board

Mother, Grandmother, and lifelong educator Julie Stockwell bleeds public schools.  She also cares deeply about school children being prepared for academic and career success in their K-12 education.  That is why she is running again for the Deer Valley School Unified School District Governing Board.  Believing “school board members should be champions of the school … Read more

Hobbs Vetos Republican Rich First Tax Measure and Introduces Budget for FY 27 That Prioritizes Helping Working and Middle Class Families

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was not mincing words with her promise to veto the Republican Tax Measure SB1106, which passed with only Republican votes in the first week of the 2026 legislative session. Yesterday, January 16, she did just that, sending a letter to Senate President Warren Peterson, advising him of her veto of that … Read more

Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorses TreDavon Rhodes for TUSD School Board

In its first endorsement of 2026, the Democrats of Greater Tucson (TheDGT.org) proudly endorses TreDavon Rhodes for election to the TUSD Governing Board. A former member of the DGT Board, Tre is running to bring a fresh perspective to TUSD and ensure that, like him, all students have the opportunity to succeed in our district. Today, he studies Political Science … Read more

Reaction to Arizona Legislative Republicans Passing “Big and Terrible” Tax Cuts for Billionaires and Corporations

Arizona billionaires and corporations did not need more tax cuts in the federal Big Billionaires First Bill. They definitely did not need the one, JD Mesnard’s Trump-mimicking SB1106, that Arizona Legislative Republicans rammed through the State Capitol earlier today. The state’s oligarchs, plutocrats, and corporate greedsters have already reaped the benefits of budgetary ill-advised state … Read more