Local Government

Laura Metcalfe Wants to Bring an Accountable, Innovative, and Inclusive Culture to the Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office

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Dr. Laura Metcalfe has close to three decades working in public education. Many of those years as an administrator in various functions in the Maricopa County Schools Superintendents office.  With a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, she currently sits on the East Valley institute of Technology (E.V.I.T.) governing board. In this election cycle, Dr. Metcalfe is … Read more

(UPDATED)Arizona Democratic State Legislative Leaders React to MAGA-Fascist Wendy Roger’s Reciting the NAZI Rallying Cry

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Wendy Rogers has done it again. A political candidate and Arizona State Senator who has made a reputation for herself as the poster board of all things MAGA and White Christian Nationalism-Fascism who likes to frequent events with Anti Semite guest stars, glorify Confederate Generals like Robert E. Lee, and thinks the COVID vaccinations are … Read more

When Will These “Senseless Tragedies” End? President Biden and Vice President Harris React to Today’s School Shooting in Georgia

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From 2000 to 2019, there were 350 school shootings across the United States. It is only 2024 and there have already been 207 school shootings in this country since 2020. There were only 354 school shooting incidents in the whole Twentieth Century and there have been 557 in the first 24 years of the Twenty … Read more

As the New Sheriff of Pinal County, Experienced Law Enforcement Leader Patrick Melvin Wants to Create a Culture Residents will be Proud Of

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Patrick Melvin has over thirty years’ experience in Arizona Law Enforcement including positions in the Phoenix Police Department and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department. Until last year, he had served as the Chief of Police for Maricopa just south of Phoenix and Chandler in Pinal County. Chief Melvin has decided to apply his vast experience and … Read more

They Never Learn: MAGA Jerry Sheridan, Dragging Political Baggage, is Running for Maricopa County Sheriff Again

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MAGA supporters never learn. They have this consistent habit of nominating candidates that are damaged goods who are either ethically challenged, legally compromised, or both. Donald Trump is one such person. Maricopa County County Republican Nominee for Sheriff Jerry Sheridan is another. Before thinking this is deja vu, readers would be right to remember that … Read more