This is another idea debate Democrats should win in a landslide. With MAGA -Trumpist Republicans behaving like Stalinists and Pro-Segregationist Reactionaries in their continual war on the non-white and non-heterosexual past, Democrats should continue to expose these groups for what they are: agents of ignorance and disinformation or as Richard Shenkman once wrote, the “Legends, … Read more
Well, the proof is out. The financial disaster that the ill-advised and unaccountable Empowerment Scholarship Account (E.S.A.) expansion that public school educator advocates, sane policy experts, and informed media outlets predicted would drain state coffers and benefit (by a great margin) rich families has become a reality. In reporting from Mary Jo Pitzel at AZ Central, … Read more
A coalition of organizations that support increased funding for Arizona Public Schools has written a letter to Republican leaders in the State Legislature asking them to work with Governor Katie Hobbs and Democrats in a bipartisan fashion to erase the $4.5 billion deficit in K-12 education funding. Coalition Letter AZ’s Classroom Crisis The organizations comprising … Read more
As writers on the Blog for Arizona and others in the mainstream media have noted over the years, you can tell a lot of what a person is for by what they propose in their budget and single pieces of legislation. The MAGA reactionary Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature are no exception. Read what … Read more
The Mayor of the fifth largest city in the country has had a busy first ten days in March meeting with important members of the Phoenix Community and advancing causes that will move the local area forward. On March 1, Mayor Kate Gallego and City Council passed an ordinance designed to prevent income discrimination against … Read more