Local Government

(UPDATED) State, Local, Congressional, and Tribal Leaders Meet with White House’s Mitch Landrieu to Discuss Arizona’s Drought Resiliency Infrastructure Plans

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Several of Arizona’s major leading voices in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law met at the State Capitol today (April 6, 2023) to discuss plans to improve the state’s drought resilience infrastructure. Among the attendees at the meeting today were Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Gila River Indian Community Governor … Read more

Our Other Political Act

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There is another common volunteer political activity, other than sending postcards, making phone calls, or canvassing (not to mention, voting). We donate. Most of us do it, whether we can donate modest amounts or more. And we do it despite being besieged by a gazillion appeals for money, one more frantic than the next. We … Read more

Democratic Senate Leader Mitzi Epstein Goes After Republican Inaction on Gun Safety Measures

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In her second State of the Session address since becoming Democratic Senate Leader, Senator Mitzi Epstein (full disclosure: I am a member of her Legislative District 12) went after hypocrite Republicans for not working on gun safety legislation that could potentially prevent horrific school shootings like the recent one this week in Nashville that cost … Read more

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Reacts to Concerns about the CHIPS Act and TSMC

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A recent Washington Post op-ed by former Obama Administration Car Tsar Steven Rattner on some potential pitfalls regarding last years passed CHIPS Act cited potential difficulties with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its planned facility in Phoenix that is scheduled to open in 2024. President Joe Biden visited the TSMC site last December, … Read more