Local Government

Representatives Nancy Gutierrez and Alma Hernandez Get Bipartisan Support for Legislation to Feed the Hungry

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Score two bipartisan victories for Arizonans fighting hunger and starvation at the Arizona State Legislature. Democratic Representatives Nancy Gutierrez and Alma Hernandez, and their bipartisan supporters, were able to steer both HB2579 and HB2683 through several House Committees this week. Representative and Assistant House Leader Gutierrez’s bill would fully fund school meals. Gutierrez helped steer … Read more

A Dozen Years at B4AZ

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Well, it’s that day again, the Feb. 11 anniversary of when I started up here in 2014 at Blogforarizona.net, invited by our former colleague AZ Blue Meanie. He/she (still anonymous) is retired from blogging now, but I remember him/her well for his/her 20 year history with us. What a prolific blogger. Anyway, so I’ve been … Read more

Rep. Consuelo Hernandez’s Bill to Provide Dental Care for Low Income Pregnant Women Clears AZ House Committee

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Making life affordable for Arizonans again, along with quality and accessible health care. That was the purpose of Arizona Legislative District 21 Representative Consuelo Hernandez’s bill (HB2958), which passed the House Health and Human Services Committee on February 9. If it passes the whole State Legislature and is signed by Governor Katie Hobbs, this measure … Read more

Our Citizen’s Initiative Limiting ESA Vouchers Lets Voters to Do What AZ’s MAGA Legislators Flatly Refuse to Do!

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Spokespersons for the new citizen’s intitiative (David has a great rundown of the outline, so I won’t repeat) say It’s time to bring accountability, transparency, and safety standards to Arizona’s billion-dollar ESA voucher program, protect the vast majority of our kids’ educational opportunities, and give Arizona taxpayers the accountability and transparency we deserve. Damned right … Read more