Democratic Senate Leader Raquel Teran Discusses Her Hopes for the 2023 Legislative Session
January 22, 2023
Raquel Teran, the new Democratic Senate Leader, and current State Party Chair sees opportunity with Katie Hobbs presiding as Arizona’s Governor on the ninth floor of the State Capitol. An opportunity to finally get more of the Legislative Democrats’ agenda, called the Blueprint for a Better Arizona, passed and sent to the Governor’s office for
With Katie Hobbs at the Helm, the Children’s Action Alliance and Arizona Center for Economic Progress See Opportunity to Help Schools and the Most Vulnerable
January 22, 2023
What a difference a Governor makes. With Democrat Katie Hobbs sitting in the Governor’s seat, progressive-minded organizations like the Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) and its affiliate, the Arizona Center Economic Progress (ACEP) finally see opportunities to secure legislation that will move the state forward and lift the most vulnerable residents up. Among the possibilities for
Political Calendar: Week of January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Here We Go Again: Republicans Willing to Take Arizona and the Country Over the Fiscal Cliff
January 21, 2023
We have seen this movie before. In 1995 and 1996 when Newt Gingrich’s Republicans (the political grandfathers of the current fringe election-denying insurrectionist vintage in the House) mistakenly thought they could bring Bill Clinton to his knees by shutting down the government if he did not adopt their draconian budget proposals. At the end of
Governor Katie Hobbs Puts a Moratorium on the Death Penalty in the Grand Canyon State
January 21, 2023
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, with Attorney General Kris Mayes, announced, via Executive Order, a moratorium on the death penalty yesterday (January 20, 2023.) Please click here to read the Executive Order. The Governor’s announcement stemmed from a need to create greater transparency in the death penalty protocol process, specifically in the areas of lethal drug
Theater Of The Absurd: Senate Committee Approves Transgender Discrimination ‘Pronouns’ Bill
January 20, 2023
Update to White Christian Nationalist GQP State Legislators Target The LGBTQ Community In A Coordinated Nationwide Assault. Adan Serwer’s observation of MAGAt Republicans still rings true today, The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian
U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders coming to Tucson Festival of Books – updated
January 19, 2023
2/21/23 update: He’s back: Author Spotlight: Bernie Sanders We are excited to announce that Senator Bernie Sanders will be presenting on Sunday, March 5 at 4:00 p.m. in the Student Union North Ballroom along with his co-author John Nichols. Bernie Sanders is serving his third term in the U.S. Senate and is the longest-serving Independent member of Congress in American history.
AZ GQP Loses Bid To Kill Early Voting By Mail That It Once Pioneered
January 18, 2023
AZ GQP Chair and election denier Coup Plotter insurrectionist Kelli Ward, and her lawyer, Alexander Kolodin, now a member of the Arizona legislature, lost again in their bid to kill early voting by mail in Arizona, something Republicans pioneered in tis state over 30 years ago. Howard Fischer reports, Mail-in balloting survives appellate court challenge:
