Education

Mayor Gallego and FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Promote The Affordable Connectivity Program at Burton Barr Library

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One of the most proven treks out of poverty toward economic opportunity and climbing the ladder to the middle class is ensuring the impoverished have access to quality education and information by closing the digital divide between the haves and have-nots. To that end, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica … Read more

Governor Hobbs Signs Bipartisan Budget; Others React

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Earlier today (May 12, 2023,) Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed the FY 2023-24 budget approved in bipartisan votes in the Arizona State Legislature earlier in the week. In signing the measure, the Governor, in an official press release, noted: “Today, we showed what happens when pragmatic leaders come together and compromise to get things done … Read more

For Once I Pretty Much Agree with Robert Robb, and Also AZ Voters Deserve to Know if Officials Are Benefitting From Universal ESAs

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I am quite surprised, but I seem to be mostly in agreement with Robert Robb’s Substack today. For those who don’t know, Robb is a conservative columnist here in AZ who writes about policy and politics and who I read to keep in touch with mainstream/traditional Republican sentiment. His Substack today concerned this year’s budget … Read more