Re-activating Tucson’s Downtown panel discussion on January 27, 2023
January 17, 2023
Re-Activating Tucson’s Downtown History Tickets, Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite Carolyn’s note: Betty Villegas was appointed as Pima County Supervisor for District 5 in 2020, after the sudden passing of Chair/Supervisor Richard Elias. Regina Romero has been Mayor of the City of Tucson since elected in Nov. 2019. She
Kari Hull and Nicky Indicavitch Discuss Democratic Rural Outreach Strategies Heading Into 2024
January 16, 2023
For Arizona to continue its road to becoming a blue state, it is necessary to continue making inroads into the 12 rural counties of the Grand Canyon State while also maintaining high turnout levels in Coconino, Maricopa, and Pima. Based on election results, the counties that may warrant the most attention from Democratic rural activists,
The Legislative Week from CEBV.org
January 16, 2023
Civic Engagement Beyond Voting (CEBV.org) is back on the legislative beat with the launch of the 56th session of the AZ Legislature last week. I strongly recommend a free subscription (paid subs are simply a donation, which I also urge…) to their weekly newsletter update (part of which is copied here) at their new Substack address:
Deadbeat Republicans Threaten To Default On the National Debt, Jeopardizing the Full Faith And Credit of The United Stated
January 16, 2023
I warned you about this before the election. I warned you that if you put Republicans in charge of Congress they would take the country hostage again over their extortion demands about government spending – they only do this when a Democrat is in the White House – and the MAGAts in control of Congress
AG Merrick Garland Is ‘Pulling A Comey’, Appeasing Republican Bad Faith In Classified Documents Investigations
January 16, 2023
For the simple-minded MAGAt crowd living in the epistemic closure of the “conservative misinformation feedback loop” media bubble, here is a reminder from your younger days, from Sesame Street. Keep this little ditty in mind while reading this AP analysis, A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents: The revelation that classified materials were discovered
Political Calendar: Week of January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Governor Katie Hobbs Presents a Budget That Will Move Arizona Forward and Lift People Up
January 13, 2023
Arizona Governor Katie Hobb’s first budget (for the 2023/24 year) totaling about $17.1 billion reflects the Democratic values and commitment to long-term financial stability that was lacking in prior Ducey budgets. More tax cuts for the very wealthy? Nope. A continuation of the expanded school voucher program for the wealthy? Not happening in Governor Hobb’s
A New Era of McCarthyism Under Insurrection Leader ‘Traitor’ Kevin McCarthy
January 13, 2023
Update to Coup Plotter Republicans Create ‘The Republican Committee To Obstruct Justice’ Into Their Own Criminal Investigations. MAGA/QAnon Republicans would have you believe that their new Stalinist purge committee is just like the Church Committee in 1975 that investigated abuses by the CIA. It is a right-wing grievance committee of conservative victimhood fueled by the
