Governor Katie Hobbs has released her proposal to extend Proposition 123, a Ducey-led measure from 2016 to use contributions from the State Land Trust to increase aid to Arizona Public Schools. In the current version of Prop 123, the plan trust currently contributes 6.9 percent of its revenues, to help public schools. This fiscal year, … Read more
Let the budget games begin. On Friday afternoon, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs released her Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024/25. Among the highlights of the budget are: Please click here to view the full proposed budget from the Governor’s office. With the state showing, thanks in part to decreased revenues from Ducey era tax … Read more
Arizona Democrats at the State Capitol have several policy goals going into the 2024 legislative session. The major ones are: While they have a supporting ear in Governor Katie Hobb’s office, the key to advancing any portion of their agenda is finding support among the Republican majority leadership in both legislative chambers. Senate Democratic Leader … Read more
Tim Stellar wrote the other day about the coming issue of reauthorization of the Regional Transportation Authority for the next 20 years (the current RTA authorization of a 1/2 cent sales tax will expire in 2026). Paring his criticism down to the bone, he concludes that Tucson could get an additional ~$500m in additional project … Read more
“Our Spring Training Schedule is finally here! Join us every Wed at 6pm via Zoom starting January 24th. Step into leadership and learn everything you need to know about running for office in Arizona! RSVP at info@arizonalist.org. Mission Arizona List is a statewide membership network that works to recruit, train, support and elect pro-choice Democratic … Read more