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Results for City of Tucson special election on Prop 414 (updated)
March 11, 2025
Today was the day for the Special Election by the City of Tucson regarding Prop 414, the so-called Safe & Vibrant City proposition to increase the city sales tax by half a cent for 10 years. City of Tucson Election Dept. has released the early returns: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/clerks/documents/elections/results/2025/special/25saztuc_unofficialresults03112025.pdf Yes 23,084 No 53,350 Stay tuned for updates,
Decorated Aviator, Astronaut, and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Reacts to Elon ‘Sieg Heil’ Musk Calling Him a Traitor
March 10, 2025
Unlike Donald Trump and JD Vance, Arizona’s Mark Kelly is not chicken fecal matter to travel or Pro Russian enough to travel to the Ukrainian/Russia war zone and show solidarity with the side that is our ally against Putin’s naked aggression. During his trip to Ukraine, Kelly made several posts, describing his trip. Among the
Arizona Democrats and Pro Public Education Activists React to Musk/Trump/Vance/MAGA Potential Cuts to Federal Education Funding
March 10, 2025
$957,000,000! That is the amount of federal education dollars that Arizona public schools could see vanish if the Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee and MAGA world get their wish to unilaterally and Unconstitutionally abolish the United States Department of Education and the federal grant dollar programs that agency administers. According to the Education Law Center, of the
Repulsive: Arizona MAGA Republican Hypocrisy on Supplemental Funding Requests
March 10, 2025
Nauseating and Sickening were descriptors applied to previous articles on Arizona MAGA Republicans protecting welfare for the rich programs like the Empowerment Scholarship Account private school voucher program and tax cuts for the wealthy while screwing over funding for children with disabilities. In reporting from AZ Central, House Appropriations Chair David Livingston who railed against
Like Passages Out of Orwell’s 1984, The Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee Has Discouraged the Use of the Word Women
March 9, 2025
Only in MAGA world can terms like diversity, equity, and inclusion be viewed as a threat to society. It is like the French aristocrats shunning the terms Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in the days before the French Revolution. How did that work out for many of them? In 2025, the Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee is taking
My Hero: Rep. Al Green, Swinging his Cane and Heckling Trump
March 9, 2025
Three cheers for Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green for standing up for his constituents and disrupting Trump’s address to Congress. Green stood up, waved his walking stick, and shouted at the president that he doesn’t have a mandate at Trump’s March 4 speech. He ignored multiple calls from the House speaker to stop. At 77
Can We Talk? The Science of Communication 2025 Lecture series at UA Centennial Hall
March 9, 2025
College of Science Lecture Series Carolyn’s note: Eep, I got caught up with personal tax issues last week and neglected to post this before March 6, the first lecture. I mised it but here it is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FngdRW1FBU But anyway, carry on for March 13, 20, 27. Sincere apologies to our readers. Can We
BlogForArizona Staff in Conversation on the Powers for the People Podcast
March 8, 2025
David, Larry and Mike joined Pam Powers on her podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the current political scene nationally, internationally, and in Arizona. Join us!
