AG Kris Mayes Asks Court To Postpone School Capital Funding Trial To Allow For More Time For Settlement Negotiations
January 6, 2023
Above: From The Arizona Center for Economic Progress, More Than Two Decades of Underfunding Arizona Public School Facilities Hurts Low-Income and Rural Communities the Most. The Arizona Republic reports: Just days before a school funding trial five years in the making is set to begin, Arizona’s new Democratic attorney general, Kris Mayes, has asked for
You Can’t Negotiate With People Who Don’t Want Anything But To Watch Democracy Burn
January 6, 2023
Above: WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 04: Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) talks to fellow members-elect during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images). Mona Charen at The Bulwark gets it exactly right, It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer
Governor Katie Hobbs Calls for Writing a New Chapter in Arizona’s History
January 5, 2023
Despite heightened security and a small group of off-ground protestors at the Arizona State Capitol today, it was a day of renewal, new opportunities, and celebration at the ceremonial inaugurations of Governor Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Attorney General Kris Mayes, Treasurer Kimberly Yee, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne. All five
Second Verse, Same As the First: ‘Never Kevin’ McCarthy Humiliated Three More Times By His Own Party
January 5, 2023
Permanent musical accompaniment, Burning Down the House by the Talking Heads. Kevin McCarthy reminds me of Wile E. Coyote – how many times does this fool have to fail before he realizes that he is never going to capture his elusive goal? Apparently he is going to need a few more anvils dropped on his
Meet the Candidates for AZ Democratic Party Chair in Person
January 4, 2023
h/t to Shanna Leonard for compiling this schedule. Opportunities to connect with ADP Chair Candidates Candidate Date Time Location How to connect Steve Gallardo Friday January 6 9:00 AM – 10:30 Pima County Dem office Sign up: Coffee w/ Candidate for Chair of the AZ Democratic Party – Steve Gallardo › Yolanda Saturday, January 7 11:00
Once, Twice, Three Times Humiliated ‘Never Kevin’ McCarthy Schemes To Rig The Next Vote
January 4, 2023
Well that was fun for politics geeks. “Never Kevin” McCarthy was humiliated by his own party not once, not twice, but three times by the GQP House Freedom (sic) Caucus – more accurately described as the GQP House Fascist Caucus – formerly known as the Tea Party Caucus. They are concurrently the Sedition Caucus and
Hakeem Jeffries Should See If There Are Six House Republicans Out There Who Want to Become Democrats
January 3, 2023
One party leader is close to becoming the next Speaker of the House in the United States Congress and it is not Kevin McCarthy. In a humiliating and stinging defeat, the Trumpist enabler is apparently still not good enough for the 20 fringe MAGA Republicans (like January 6 insurrectionist supporters and resident low lives Lauren
Viet Nam Vet Stands Up for Our First Amendment Rights in Wickenburg, AZ
January 3, 2023
Ed.: I think everyone here might find this dustup between an anonymous homeowner and his town’s cops as amusing as I did. What follows is the homeowner’s own write-up of the controversy. In Wickenburg, Arizona, a small town of less than 9,000 about 80 miles northwest of Phoenix, a homeowner erected a sign in his yard
