Judge Tanya Chutkan, the one who would have presided over Donald Trump’s federal trial for his role in the January 6, 2021 Domestic Insurrection at the United States Capitol had he lost last November, dealt a set back to 14 State Democratic Attorney Generals today (February 18, 2025,) including Arizona’s Kris Mayes, by refusing, for … Read more
No surprise here. After warning Arizona Legislative Republicans that she would not support their version of speeding up election results that would do away with the State Active Early Voting List (AEVL) and deprive voters of the ability to drop off their ballots on Election Day, Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed HB2703 that passed the … Read more
Last week (February 10, 2025,) the organization Climate Mayors mailed a letter, signed by 133 Mayors and local officials, to the Chairpersons and Ranking Members of both the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees calling on them not to repeal the clean energy tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. Originally reported … Read more
Arizona’s Democratic Congressional Delegation has had a busy Presidents Day Weekend, journeying the state and calling attention to the bad effects Musk/Trump/Vance policies have had on Arizonans. House Congressional District (CD) Three Representative Yassamin Ansari hosted a town hall in Maryvale to discuss the “latest egregious actions” of Trump’s policies on people in her district. … Read more
UPDATED 5/11 at 9:30pm: Tucson voters appear to have roundly rejected Prop 414 by a roughly 70/30 ratio. This is a stinging rebuke of the city council and Mayor’s approach to backfilling likely cuts in state shared revenues resulting from tax cuts by the GOP caucus in the legislature. Either voters don’t want more taxes, … Read more