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
Rewind to the fall and winter of 1995 and early 1996. Republicans in Congress, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, thought they had the upper hand in budget negotiations with President Bill Clinton. After all, the Republicans recaptured the House after 40 years of leadership exile from that chamber, and … Read more
President Joe Biden used the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied Invasion of Normandy to liberate Western Europe from Nazi and Fascist totalitarianism to salute the many brave (including several that attended the ceremony today) and fallen soldiers that, through their heroism on the battlefield, helped usher in a new age of Democracy, social justice, … Read more