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“Phoenix’s Best Days Have Arrived”: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers an Optimistic, Cautionary, and Forward Agenda in Her Annual State of the City Address

April 22, 2026April 21, 2026 by David Gordon

Saying Phoenix’s best days have arrived and the future is here, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego delivered her annual State of the City Address before a packed house of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel on Third Street. In her usual mix of optimism, policy wonkiness, and forward vision, Mayor Gallego summarized … Read more

For Two-Faced Juan Ciscomani, Your Rise in Health Insurance Costs is Not His Concern

April 25, 2026April 21, 2026 by Jim Overmyer

Remember when Juan Ciscomani was going to save the day for some of his hard-working constituents and others in America left in the lurch by H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Rammed through a Republican Congress last year to make all the GOP’s fondest dreams (tax cuts for the rich, Medicaid … Read more

Attorney General Kris Mayes Makes Her Case for Re-Election as the Lawyer for All the People of Arizona

April 25, 2026April 20, 2026 by David Gordon

A champion for reproductive freedom. A crusader for senior citizen protections from elderly home abuse and online scams. A defender of public safety, presiding over the largest seizure of fentanyl within Arizona’s boundaries in history. A proponent of protecting Arizona’s groundwater supply from foreign investors and the narrow-minded individuals in the state who allow this … Read more

What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out

April 18, 2026 by David Gordon

Science Fiction writers and filmmakers are sometimes accurate seers and prophets of how humanity and technology will evolve. Read Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and see how the NASA scientists learned from it. Look at Issac Asimov’s I Robot and fast forward to a First Lady of the United States walking down … Read more

Governor Katie Hobbs Expands Affordable Child Care Access for Arizonans

April 22, 2026April 18, 2026 by David Gordon

Donald Trump may think spending money on ballrooms and arches dedicated to his memory is a higher priority than day care, but Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has a different perspective on the main responsibility of public servants. Helping people. In a series of executive actions yesterday as part of her Governor’s Bright Futures AZ initiative, … Read more

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