Mayor Kate Gallego presented an optimistic vision for Phoenix’s future in her annual State of the City Address at a Great Chamber of Commerce Luncheon today (April 23, 2024.) Maintaining the theme from previous addresses that “the future is Phoenix,” the Mayor, after thanking her father and many individuals on her team at the City … Read more
When Blog for Arizona interviewed Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego in July 2022, expressed her regret that she and the city had not done enough to communicate the need to be safe around pool areas to prevent child drownings, saying “One drowning is too many. The goal is to have zero.” This year, with spring here … Read more
On April 16, 2024, House Congressional District Three Candidate and former Phoenix Councilperson and Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari released a plan on how she would champion Reproductive Rights and Women’s Health Care if elected to the House of Representatives. Ms. Ansari has been a passionate advocate for women’s reproductive freedom, especially since the Arizona Supreme … Read more
Arizona’s Legislative District (LD) 16, an area that includes all or part of Maricopa, Casa Grande, Florence, Eloy, Marana, and the outer edge of Tucson is substantially more purple demographically than in recent years. It is one of the reasons, coupled with the recent State Supreme Court decision restoring a Civil War era abortion ban, … Read more
While the Arizona Senate took the first step this afternoon toward repealing the Civil War Era Abortion Ban, several Democratic Legislators voiced their dismay with MAGA House Republicans for blocking the motion to move forward with the same measure in the lower chamber. Arizona Legislative District (LD) 18 State Senator Priya Sundareshan, who offered a … Read more