Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes graciously took the time to discuss the first six months of 2024 with Blog for Arizona. The Secretary discussed the progress his office was making with regard to preparing for the 2024 elections and the advances his team has made in serving Arizonans with better results. The questions and … Read more
Arizona House Congressional District (CD) One is one of the most-watched Congressional races in the country. A district where, in 2022, incumbent David Schweikert prevailed in a non-Presidential election year by about a point and the Democrats are gleeful that this seat can be a pickup on the road to recapturing a House majority in this … Read more
The reaction to the recently passed Arizona State Budget has been, to put it charitably mixed, with some Democrats saying the measure did not protect programs designed to help the most vulnerable and expand the Middle Class. Extreme MAGA Republicans faulted the budget for not going far enough in spending cuts. The Fiscal Year (FY) … Read more
Republican leadership at the Arizona State Legislature adjourned legislative proceedings until this morning (June 15, 2024) without passing any of the 16 budget bills necessary to operate the state government for the next fiscal year. According to reporting from AZ Central, former Speaker Rusty Bowers, who was at the Capitol to work on water legislative … Read more
Rewind to the fall and winter of 1995 and early 1996. Republicans in Congress, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, thought they had the upper hand in budget negotiations with President Bill Clinton. After all, the Republicans recaptured the House after 40 years of leadership exile from that chamber, and … Read more