An Interesting discussion ensued on Arizona Agenda’s (please consider becoming a paid subscriber, like me!) boozy livestream tonight about Gov. Hobbs’ veto of a bi-partisan zoning and code reform bill to override some city restrictions that prevent the construction of lower cost housing. The first third of the session with Rep. Ortiz (her TikTok is … Read more
Many political leaders across the United States paid attention, with much interest, to the oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court yesterday (March 26, 2024) as the Super Majority Conservative judicial body considered petitioners’ arguments to curtail the easy accessibility and delivery of the FDA approved abortion drug mifepristone. A ruling favoring the petitioners … Read more
Perhaps feeling the pressure from election denier Jake Hoffman and the semi-rally he was holding at the State Capitol along with private school voucher zealots, protesting proposed changes to the Empowerment Scholarship Account handbook, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne overruled the efforts of his ESA Executive Director John Ward and persuaded the state … Read more
UPDATE 3/28: Watch John at TheDGT.org’s Monday Zoom on March 25th! With a famed Bruce Willis’s “Die Hard” name and the looks of Bill Nye, the Science Guy, Arizona Legislative District (LD17) State Senate Candidate John McLean believes “in true public service, where legislators put the community’s interests above their own.” That would be quite a change … Read more
UPDATED 3/22: We are in the home stretch, folks. It is the final week to collection nomination signatures and we urgently need to get our ACC candidates on the ballot! Any Democrat or independent in the state of Arizona can nominate our three candidates in the E-Qual system. So grab your driver license or voter … Read more