The race to succeed Ruben Gallego in Arizona House Congressional District Three is centered around two major candidates. One of them is former Phoenix Councilwoman and Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari. The youngest woman to serve on the Phoenix City Council, Ms. Ansari has distinguished herself as a champion of reproductive freedom, affordable housing, and clean … Read more
Tucson area family physician Dr. Ravi Shah would like to be re-elected to the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board and continue the work he started in his first term. If re-elected, he would continue to work on: Dr. Shah graciously took the time to discuss his candidacy to return to the Tucson Unified School … Read more
Educator Julie Cieniawski would like to bring “ethical local governance led by thoughtful decision-making” to District Two of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. A teacher, Scottsdale Unified School District Governing board member, and Vice Chair for The Family Promise of Greater Phoenix that aids the homeless, she pledges, if elected, to “be a solution-oriented … Read more
The reaction to the recently passed Arizona State Budget has been, to put it charitably mixed, with some Democrats saying the measure did not protect programs designed to help the most vulnerable and expand the Middle Class. Extreme MAGA Republicans faulted the budget for not going far enough in spending cuts. The Fiscal Year (FY) … Read more
Republican leadership at the Arizona State Legislature adjourned legislative proceedings until this morning (June 15, 2024) without passing any of the 16 budget bills necessary to operate the state government for the next fiscal year. According to reporting from AZ Central, former Speaker Rusty Bowers, who was at the Capitol to work on water legislative … Read more