Pima Attorney Conover Calls for Gun Control
July 21, 2023
Following are the remarks of Pima Attorney Laura Conover, who spoke at the July 16, 2023, gun violence prevention rally at Tucson’s Jan. 8 Memorial. Our local story in Tucson has continued. Unfortunately, in 2020 Covid brought so many things, including a terrible increase in gun violence and a homicide spike. By the time I
Pima County Democratic Party moved to new location on Speedway Blvd. near UA
July 21, 2023
Just received email from PCDP: “New address 2302 E Speedway (Blvd.), Suite 106 Tucson, AZ 85719 520-833-0733″ Sometime last month the PCDP moved to a new office at 2302 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 106. Didn’t receive any notice of the opening but fellow B4AZ blogger Larry Bodine, Chair of LD 18 wrote up about the
AI Goes Boldly To The Next Frontier
July 21, 2023
Welcome to a new era. You may have noticed colleagues leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for fun and profit. And every week, a dozen or so AI projects trumpet their debut. Everybody loves a good productivity hack and AI is delivering. Pretty cool, right? At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently deployed
Longdon and Adams: “The Democrats and ADLCC Are in it to Win It in 2024”
July 21, 2023
For the last two legislative sessions in the Arizona State Capitol, Republicans have enjoyed razor-thin majorities of 16 to 14 in the Senate and 31 to 29 in the State House. With those narrow majorities, did they team up with Democrats to find solutions to move the state forward and lift people up? On some
In 2023, We Have to Start Thinking About … 2031?
July 20, 2023
In 2020 the decennial census was held, and in 2021, states readjusted their legislative and Congressional boundaries. It’s now 2023, and it will be another 8 years before this process is repeated. So, there’s nothing to do about this now, right? Wrong. While we won’t yet know the details of 2030’s demographic changes, we need
Schwiebert Takes the High Road In Response to Election Denier Bolick Appointment to the State Senate
July 20, 2023
She is back. After failing in the battle of extremists for the Republican nomination for Arizona Secretary of State, Shawnna Bolick, a noted 2020 election denier is retiring to the State Legislature after being appointed by the Maricopa County of Supervisors to complete the term of retiring State Senator Steve Kaiser in Legislative District (LD)
(UPDATED) Hobbs, Romero, and Gallego Address the Heat Wave Engulfing Arizona
July 19, 2023
With a harsh heat wave engulfing most of the country, especially in the South with record setting high temperatures, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego all spoke out to address the situation. Governor Hobbs issues Directive to help Workers Avoid Harsh Heat Exposure. Governor Hobbs, worried about workers
Andy Biggs Slanders President Biden with Baseless Conspiracy Delusions
July 19, 2023
AZ Congressman and “Freedumb” Caucus leader Andy Biggs is a notorious, prolific, and wholly unabashed liar. He is now pedaling a baseless and wholly evidence-free lie that President Biden and his family have accepted ‘millions’ from the Chinese Communist Party… or the Ukrainians… or something. The evidence and witnesses to all this alleged corruption? Well,
