It is always advantageous to have actual educators on local school boards along with other community stakeholders. Michelle Fahy, an educator with 36 years of experience, is looking to continue her service on the Kyrene Elementary School Board, First elected to the board in 2016, Ms. Fahy is a strong advocate for public education … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 21, which includes all or parts of Peoria, Surprise, El Mirage, Youngtown, and Sun City, is one of the districts the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) is targeting for potential Democratic Party legislative pickups in 2020. The Democrats are fielding 2018 Senate Candidate Kathy Knecht as a single shot candidate … Read more
In this Zoom broadcast by Democrats of Greater Tucson on May 4, 2020, Juan Padres discusses poverty in Pima County, quality early childhood education, workforce development, economic development, and protecting our most vulnerable. DGT invites you to attend our live broadcasts every Monday at Noon on Zoom. We present local candidates, especially those in a … Read more
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors oversees the cities and towns of Bridgeport, Chino Valley, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Dewey-Humboldt, Jerome, Perkinsville, Prescott, Sedona, Verde Santa Fe, Verde Village, and the Village of Oak Creek. Doctor Donna Michaels, a candidate for District Three on the Yavapai Board this year, wants to take a build-up approach to reinvigorate … Read more
Since it’s Wednesday, I am wearing red, and today’s video about public education funding. Yesterday, I was filling out an endorsement questionnaire, and one of the questions was: do you support raising sales taxes to pay for public education? This question is so January 2020. When we were in session, there was much discussion about … Read more