Local Government

Mayor Gallego, Mayor Romero, and Councilwoman Ansari React to Arizona Qualifying for $76.5 Million to Develop Electric Charging Stations

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Arizona, thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has qualified to receive $76.5 million to develop electric charging stations along its six federal interstate highway systems. According to reporting from AZ Mirror, the goal of the five billion dollar national program is to expand the amount of electric charging stations across the country from 47,055 to … Read more

Police Lives Matter, Too: AZ Police Unions Have Utterly Betrayed Officer Safety

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As a former prosecutor, I have a genuine and long-standing concern for the safety of our police on the job. The Law Enforcement Officers and other personnel who make up our police forces deserve every effort by society to ensure their safety while doing a frequently quite dangerous, even lethal, job. That is why I … Read more

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego calls on Phoenicians to Get Vaccinated

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At Ageez Barbershop in Phoenix yesterday (February 5, 2022,) Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, along with members of the Phoenix Urban League and Omega’s Nursing Association, called on Phoenicians to come out and get vaccinated if they have not done so already. Speaking to the people, Mayor Gallego reminded the people that, thanks to the unanimous approval … Read more

Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council Make Juneteenth a City Holiday

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On February 2, 2022, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council unanimously approved making Juneteenth (June 19,) a city holiday. Juneteenth is the day in 1865 the last slaves in Galveston Texas received word that they were now free  following the Civil War. Commenting on the vote, Mayor Gallego stated in a press … Read more