More drugs eligible for prescription drug reductions. Making expanded permanent tax credits for the Affordable Care Act Housing assistance for mortgage holders Universal Pre School for three and four year olds. Giving public school teachers a raise. Restoring the child tax credit. A Fair Tax Code with Corporations Paying Their Fair Share at 21 percent … Read more
Democrats on the Pima County Board of Supervisors enacted a gun safety law designed to curb straw purchases by convicted felons and domestic abusers. All four Democratic supervisors voted for the ordinance on March 5, 2024. As usual, Republican Steve Christy voted against the public health and safety measure. Democrat Vanessa Bechtol is running to … Read more
Happy New Year Blog for Arizona Readers. It is an even year so that means there will be major national, statewide, and local races across the country. The major headline of course will be the probable 2020 Presidential rematch between Joe ‘I Saved the Country’ Biden and Donald ‘I Killed Roe v Wade’ Trump. In … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero began her second term in office with a celebratory State of the City Inaugural Address that highlighted the Mayor’s gratitude to her family, staff, and members of the City Council for seeing her agenda through, showcased the many programs and initiatives instituted in her first four years, and previewed her expectations … Read more
While attending an emergency meeting of the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board earlier today (November 21, 2023) State Attorney General Kris Mayes condemned recent hate crimes including Anti-Semitic ones, saying “hatred has no place in our state.” In her comments, the Attorney General, after calling for this emergency meeting, relayed that it was necessary to … Read more