Arizona Republicans’ Election Adventure: Voter Suppression and Bureaucracy
February 2, 2023
Let’s take a look at the voter suppression and burdensome bills making their way through the Arizona legislature. Here are the deets, along with a few barbs and bulleted sound bites. No, I didn’t do Debate Club in school, so don’t expect any balanced arguments in favor of these loony laws. But give it a
Governor Hobbs Sets Up an Educator Retention Taskforce and Her Team Discusses the Education Portion of the Budget
February 2, 2023
Earlier today (February 2, 2023,) Governor Katie Hobbs fulfilled another commitment from her State of the State Address by announcing, via Executive Order, the creation of an Educator Retention Taskforce. Please click here to read the Executive Order. The Governor later posted on social media: We don't have an educator shortage, we have a retention
Arizona Freedom Caucus’ position on suspending AEL parallels D.C. Republican House position on raising Debt Ceiling
February 1, 2023
Arizona Freedom Caucus’ reluctance to suspend the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) closely resembles D.C. House Republicans’ reluctance to raise the Debt Ceiling. Is it pure coincidence? Or, is it indicative of a nationwide effort of a Republican plan to obstruct Democrats’ efforts to help support working families and fully fund our public schools? The later
“Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro & Robert Gottlieb” film at the Loft Cinema beginning Feb. 3
February 1, 2023
STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES PASSES ACCEPTED “Turn Every Page explores the remarkable fifty-year professional relationship between two literary legends – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working to complete the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 91, waits to edit
Governor Hobbs and Legislative Democrats React to Republicans Being Too Juvenile to Negotiate on the FY 24 Budget
January 31, 2023
Republicans in both Arizona and Washington D.C. really have no stomach for governing with the other leading party. That would require a good faith effort and a recognition that your side is not going to get everything it wants. The evidence for that. Both groups do not want to produce serious budgets and negotiate with
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes: Call Election Deniers By Their Name – ‘MAGA Fascists’
January 31, 2023
Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joined MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss the growing number of election workers quitting amid threats of violence and how to fight back against election denialism among the “MAGA fascists” in Arizona pushing these lies with “vigor and strength,” he says. “We have to attack this terrorism directly because it
Is Santos/Devolder Actually the Most Honest Member of Congress?
January 30, 2023
George Santos/Devolder is a proven serial liar: he may actually be a Brazilian – not an American; he may have been helped into Congress by the Russians to discredit democracy; he lied about every aspect of his biography in an attempt to appeal to his chosen constituency – but he’s now at the beating heart
Tom Horne’s School Circus: Now Featuring Woke-Free Arizona Schools
January 30, 2023
Step right up, my friends, and witness the act of the century, where the only thing more outlandish than the performers is the state’s forthcoming approach to education. And taking center stage is the Ringmaster of Ridiculousness, the Boss Clown himself, Tom Horne. As Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom has decided to juggle with the
