A Beginning. Recognizing that they have to improve their messaging and outreach efforts to their constituents, Arizona Legislative Democrats hosted an education town hall yesterday evening at Memorial Hall off Indian School in Phoenix. In what will hopefully be the first of these issue oriented outreach efforts, Ranking Democratic Member of the House Education Committee … Read more
Dear President Garimella, On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded its policy restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in sensitive areas such as schools, healthcare facilities, and places of worship. This reversal of policy allows DHS, ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to freely conduct operations in these … Read more
In the Nations Capitol, Donald Trump, using predominantly white children as a photo backdrop, signed an Executive Order saying that Transgender Children designating themselves as female could no longer participate in school athletic events on girls teams. In his comment, Mr. Trump said “With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over.” What … Read more
Sickening. That is what voters across Arizona should feel toward Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature like House Appropriations Chair David Livingston who is looking to anticipated cuts in federal outlays from the Musk/Trump/Vance Administration as a way to cut vital social programs like those who support developmentally disabled children. Watch this exchange between Livingston … Read more
Matters of State Strategies Vice President and Pundit Matt Grodsky appeared on Dennis Welch’s Politics Unplugged Show on AZ Family yesterday (February 2, 2025). They discussed recent political current events with Republican consultant Barrett Marson. The segment with Grodsky and Marson starts at 10:00 Among the subjects discussed were Trump’s attempts at freezing discretionary federal … Read more