Economics

UPDATED, NOW W/ VIDEO: The OBBB (Orange Billionaire Bastard’s Boondoogle), Arizona’s Economy, and the Coming Budget Fight Defining the 2026 Election

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Trump and the MAGA Congress have shut down the government to ensure that their wretched oligarchic vision for our economy is enacted. In the simplest terms, it’s a disaster for Arizona’s people and economy. OBBB will shatter our state budget, push the fastest growing sectors of our State’s economy into recession or depression, directly kill … Read more

Arizona’s Democratic Congressional Delegation Weekly Response to Trump’s Misplaced Priorities During a Shutdown of His Making

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Below are some of the posts from Arizona’s Democratic Congressional Delegation this week in response to Mr. Trump’s frankly misplaced priorities while this country is gripped in a paralyzing shutdown of his and his MAGA allies making. Here is Representative Yassamin Ansari, appearing on MSNBC, protesting $350 million in private donor monied going toward the … Read more

Deer Valley School District: A Case Study for Passing Public School Bonds and Overrides on November 4, 2025

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Thirty-Six school districts across Arizona are looking to pass bonding and override measures to secure additional funding for children’s public-school education in special elections this November 4.  In all these cases, the amount the district residents would have to pay monthly is roughly less the price of a large pizza delivery from Dominos.  That is … Read more