Offering a fiscally responsible proposal that sharply contrasts with the debt-busting, wealthy-targeted Big Billionaires First Bill passed with only Republican votes last year, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, along with Senate colleagues Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, Chris Van Hollen, and Representative Don Beyer, have introduced the Working Americans Tax Cut Act. If passed, this … Read more
Pima County Elections just released early ballot results from today’s Special Election on the RTA Next, propositions 418 and 419 on the ballot. https://www.pima.gov/2865/Election-Results Prop 418 (“Proposition 418: asks voters to consider a new regional transportation plan (RTA Next)”). YES 120,874 NO 77,687 Prop 419 (“Proposition 419: asks voters to consider funding to pay for implementation of the … Read more
Recognize these Superbowl commercials that have aired over the last several years. Well, some of Arizona’s wealthiest families do not have to play in the Super Bowl or earn frequent flier miles to win a trip to Disneyland. All they have to do is be part of the Empowerment Scholarship Account-Private School Voucher Welfare/Scam for … Read more
Talk about bad timing. With the country in a war with Iran that has spiked up oil prices and what the consumer pays at the gas pump, the Arizona Corporation Commission, in a March 4 5-0 vote, thought now was the best time to repeal its Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Mandate that required … Read more
Been to the gas station lately? Or driven by any, and notice a 50-cent increase at the pump? This is all thanks to Donald Trump and his ill-conceived war against Iran, which is being conducted without any coherent fact-based rationale and apparently has no endgame design. While the war of Trump’s choice is going on, … Read more