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Meet Steve Gallardo and Yolanda Bejarano Together on Zoom at TheDGT.org Jan 16th at 6PM
January 12, 2023
The Democrats of Greater Tucson will be presenting our featured speakers, Yolanda Bejarano and Steve Gallardo, at a new time (6:00 PM) and in an unusual format (formal panel discussion, followed by audience questions) for this event at the request and agreement of the candidates. For security reasons, we will be taking questions via chat
How $200M Could Have Been Better Spent
January 12, 2023
Although the real total costs will likely never be known, the Arizona Republic reported yesterday that Governor Ducey’s five-month effort to close gaps along the U.S.-Mexico border with shipping containers will cost Arizona taxpayers more than $200 million. I’m not writing to debate the wisdom of Ducey’s actions, (okay, just for a second, it was
Voracious Corporate Greed And Their GQP Lickspittle Lackeys In The Arizona Legislature
January 12, 2023
Every GQP-controlled Arizona legislature since Republican Gov. J. Fife Symington III has cut corporate income taxes. Even Democratic Gov. Jnet Napolitano went along with this sop to corporations to smooth her reelection effort in 2006. The biggest corporate tax cuts came under Republican Gov. Jan Brewer and just last year under Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. That is
While Arizona Democrats Presented a Vision for the Future, the Republicans Put Out a Macabre One for La La Land
January 11, 2023
It was a tale of two vastly different political parties at the opening of the Arizona State Legislature on January 9, 2023 for all of Arizonans to see. The Arizona Democrats, as they have done every year recently, presented their Blueprint for a Better Arizona of how to build strong schools, tackle the housing crisis,
Coup Plotter Republicans Create ‘The Republican Committee To Obstruct Justice’ Into Their Own Criminal Investigations
January 11, 2023
I will reiterate what I have said many times before. The Party of Trump is a criminal enterprise led by a third-rate mafia “Don” Trump. They are all accomplices, co-conspirators and accessories who aid and abet his criminality and corruption. There is not a patriot among them. They put fealty to their “Dear Leader” above
Court Of Appeals Will Expedite ‘Krazy Kari’ Lake’s Frivolous Appeal
January 11, 2023
Howard Fischer reports, Appeals court agrees to quick hearing on Kari Lake’s election claims: The Arizona Court of Appeals has agreed to expedite consideration of Kari Lake’s claims the 2022 election was flawed. But that doesn’t mean the judges will give her what she wants: either to be installed as governor or to require a
Reaction to Governor Katie Hobbs State of the State Address
January 10, 2023
Below are some of the many positive reactions to Governor Katie Hobb’s State of the State Address. Arizona House Democratic Leader Andres Cano. “Governor Hobbs’ State of the State speech hit on themes that resonate with the vast majority of Arizonans, as well as our Democratic caucuses — Investing in public education, securing our water
