Representatives Nancy Gutierrez and Alma Hernandez Get Bipartisan Support for Legislation to Feed the Hungry
February 12, 2026
Score two bipartisan victories for Arizonans fighting hunger and starvation at the Arizona State Legislature. Democratic Representatives Nancy Gutierrez and Alma Hernandez, and their bipartisan supporters, were able to steer both HB2579 and HB2683 through several House Committees this week. Representative and Assistant House Leader Gutierrez’s bill would fully fund school meals. Gutierrez helped steer
AZ AG Kris Mayes Files Expert Testimony in Tucson Electric Power Rate Case Finding +%10 Padding of Requested Rate Increase
February 11, 2026
Attorney General Mayes has filed expert testimony with the Arizona Corporation Commission (AZCC), which approves utility rate increases on a case by case basis in a quasi-judicial hearing that suggests that TEP’s requested rate hike could be slashed from 14% to just 4% and still provide a reasonable return on investment to their shareholderes. That
Three Dynamite Democrats Launch Aggressive Bid to Flip Legislative District 17
February 11, 2026
Three Democratic candidates launched a forceful campaign Monday to flip Arizona’s Legislative District 17, targeting Republican attacks on education funding, voucher accountability and legislative dysfunction at the state Capitol. The trio — Edgar Soto for state Senate, and Holly Lyons and incumbent State Rep. Kevin Volk — are targeting a district rated Republican-plus-eight, banking on
A Dozen Years at B4AZ
February 11, 2026
Well, it’s that day again, the Feb. 11 anniversary of when I started up here in 2014 at Blogforarizona.net, invited by our former colleague AZ Blue Meanie. He/she (still anonymous) is retired from blogging now, but I remember him/her well for his/her 20 year history with us. What a prolific blogger. Anyway, so I’ve been
D.C. Grand Jury Denies Trump’s Desire to Indict Mark Kelly and Five Other Democratic Congressmen
February 11, 2026
American Duce Wannabe Donald Trump was so incensed at the November 18, 2025 video made by Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Maggie Goodlander, Representative Chrissy Houlahan, Senator Mark Kelly, Representative Jason Crow, and Representative Chris DeLuzio that reminded active United States Service Members that they could disobey illegal orders that he sicced acting U.S. Attorney and
Rep. Consuelo Hernandez’s Bill to Provide Dental Care for Low Income Pregnant Women Clears AZ House Committee
February 11, 2026
Making life affordable for Arizonans again, along with quality and accessible health care. That was the purpose of Arizona Legislative District 21 Representative Consuelo Hernandez’s bill (HB2958), which passed the House Health and Human Services Committee on February 9. If it passes the whole State Legislature and is signed by Governor Katie Hobbs, this measure
Our Citizen’s Initiative Limiting ESA Vouchers Lets Voters to Do What AZ’s MAGA Legislators Flatly Refuse to Do!
February 11, 2026
Spokespersons for the new citizen’s intitiative (David has a great rundown of the outline, so I won’t repeat) say It’s time to bring accountability, transparency, and safety standards to Arizona’s billion-dollar ESA voucher program, protect the vast majority of our kids’ educational opportunities, and give Arizona taxpayers the accountability and transparency we deserve. Damned right
Governor Hobbs and Democrats Denounce Trump/RFKJr-Caused Measles Outbreak in AZ
February 10, 2026
A graph is worth a thousand words. 2025 saw a profound spike in the number of reported measles cases in Arizona, to well over 200. Consider that from 1992 to 2024, the number of reported cases per year never came close to 50. Unfortunately, the recent measles outbreak, caused in large part by the vaccine
