Tucson’s ballot measure to raise the salaries of the Tucson Mayor and Council Persons deserves our support, which is why I voted YES, and you should, too. The city’s fact sheet has some reasonable points: The 2023 Citizens’ Commission on Public Service and Compensation (CCPSC), an all-volunteer and diverse group of seven residents, studied these … Read more
2024 may be a good year for Democrats across the electoral board in Arizona. That includes the solid possibility of taking, for the first time in decades, control of the State Legislature. Why? Because they are on the side of the issues people most care about. Those include economic opportunity, fiscal responsibility, improved and well-funded … Read more
Lot of Pima County officials and family of the late District 5 Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias were present today at the dedication of an administrative builiding for Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse at 4455 E. 5th Street (between Columbus Ave. and Swan Ave.) in Tucson. Present were Richard’s widow Emily Velde and their daughter … Read more
If it is not already, Arizona is on its way to becoming an epicenter of advanced technology and green-collar jobs. Today (October 26, 2023,) marked another occasion where the Grand Canyon state can claim it is a beacon for future advanced economic growth industries and high-paying sustainability jobs. With Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Tucson … Read more
A grandchild of Holocaust Survivors. The son of immigrant refugees fleeing Communism. Recruited to the Clinton White House as the then-youngest Presidential speechwriter in United States History. Co-founder and President of the journal, Democracy. The primary drafter of the Democratic Party Platform in 2000 A Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer following 9/11 A speechwriter for the … Read more