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Marney Babbitt-Pierce wants to expand Clarkdale in a Collaborative and Sustainable Way as a New Town Council Member
April 27, 2020
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Clarkdale Arizona is Arizona’s original planned community. Located in the Verde Valley, it is 30 minutes from Sedona. The small town of about 4,000 people, originally a mining town now offers attractions like a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad, the Arizona Copper Art Museum, the Tuzigoot National Monument (which holds “the ruins of an … Read more
Mitch ‘Marie Antoinette’ McConnell serves only his right-wing wealthy plutocrat benefactors (updated)
April 26, 2020
When historians write the history of the politics of our era there will be two great villains identified who were most responsible for the destructive scorched earth hyper-partisan politics that has undermined America democracy: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, The Man Who Broke Politics, and his ideological successor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the man … Read more
Computer Models Predict Dire #COVID19 Conditions for #AZ Residents & Prisoners (video)
April 26, 2020
For the politicians and businesses who are in a hurry to open up Arizona’s economy… SOON… the data, the computer models, and the small-government Arizona Way are not on your side. Arizonans are suffering through a perfect storm of economic, ideological and medical circumstances that are working against us as our state government limply responds to the Coronavirus … Read more
Arizona School Funding Should not be on the Chopping Block
April 26, 2020
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With the revelation that the state may have as much as a $1.1 billion budget deficit over the next two years (as well as a reduction in sales tax revenue,) the worry that vital programs that help our most vulnerable, including children, would be on the chopping block if legislators enacted, like in the foolhardy … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of April 25, 2020
April 26, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
If the #AZLeg Opens on May 1, Dems Will Wear Masks (video)
April 25, 2020
Thanks so much to Greer Warren, Merrill Eisenberg, and everyone who has been volunteering for weeks to make 1000s of cloth face masks to give away. You may have heard that the Arizona Legislature has been called back to work on May1 (next Friday). On Thursday, the word on the street was that the Senate … Read more
(Updated) Senator Sylvia Allen thinks those who filed for Unemployment will Not Want to Leave
April 25, 2020
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Arizona District Legislative Six Senator Sylvia Allen, the chair of the Senate Education Committee, is no stranger to controversial remarks. Over the years she has: Said the Earth is 6000 years old. Openly worried that the nation would look too much like South America (she apologized and said her comments were misconstrued.) Wanted to exclude … Read more
