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Republicans Claim to Want to Stop Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government; They Can Start With Their Arizona Private School Voucher Program

November 18, 2024 by David Gordon

Since the Ducey Gubernatorial era that saw the expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Program to universal access, there have been repeated reports by credible news organizations of widespread waste, fraud, and abuse in the system. Of course the original promise by the advocates of this expansion, that poor families could use the scholarship program to … Read more

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Launches New Semiconductor Work Force Training Program

November 17, 2024 by David Gordon

At Gateway Community College in the Maricopa County Community College District, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and other technology, education, and government leaders launched a new program to help train apprentices and trainees in building semiconductors. Part of the Future48 Workforce Accelerator Program, this fifth such initiative “will offer customized, hands-on training in support of the … Read more

(UPDATED)More Proof that Trump Relied on People Being Uninformed to Achieve Victory

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 by David Gordon

Last week, I wrote a post that offered the position that voters need a better understanding of history, government, and economics in order to make well informed decisions about who are the best candidates for office. While that does not guarantee the right candidate will win, (proof of that is most Battleground Senate Candidates like … Read more

A Better Deal for All Americans

November 12, 2024November 11, 2024 by David Gordon

While it is still very hard to fathom that Mr. Trump, (given his first term track record that saw hundreds of thousands die from his mismanagement of the Coronavirus, his tanking of the economy, his attack on Democracy on January 6, 2021 and his Supreme Court picks eroding women’s health care rights) achieved both a … Read more

Republicans Now Claim to be the Party of the Working Class; Time to Put Their Policies Where Their Mouths Are

November 30, 2024November 7, 2024 by David Gordon

In the recent election, many working class voters shifted their votes to the Trump/Vance ticket with the belief that their positions were more aligned with theirs. It is now time for Trump/Vance to present their agenda for working class voters that will help lift them up. Will it include: During the campaign, the Trump/Vance ticket, … Read more