Tax Cuts R Us: Third Round of Massive Tax Cuts in House Ways & Means
February 11, 2020
How can a “pro-life” state be #50 for Adverse Childhood Experiences? Because the Arizona Legislature prioritizes corporate welfare over child welfare. It’s that simple. The House Ways and Means Committee has passed six tax breaks in the past two weeks. Tomorrow’s agenda has 12 bills, including eight additional bills that are tax breaks or other … Read more
6 Years at Blog for Arizona
February 11, 2020
Has it really been 6 years ago when I joined up here at Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014? Have posted 1244 articles to date. I now post less articles, but definitely add and update progressive Calendar events all the time. It’s like a part time job blogging here, ever since 45th US President … Read more
Deedra Abboud wants to bring Transparency, Accountability, and Accessibility to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
February 11, 2020
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When voters last heard from Deedra Abboud, she had just finished her campaign to become the Democratic Party Senate Nominee in 2018. While she did not prevail in that contest, the civil rights and social justice proponent, attorney, and business owner has now joined the race to win the Second District seat on the Maricopa … Read more
Just Vote Yes on Both Education Propositions
February 11, 2020
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Arizona is ranked 49th in Education Funding in the United States. The Grand Canyon State, despite funding increases over the last several years, is still not financing schools, in 2020, at 2008 Pre Recession levels. Currently, median teacher salaries are “second to lowest” in the country. One-quarter of Arizona’s classrooms are either without an instructor … Read more
Never Say Never: Bernie Can Win
February 10, 2020
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History tells us Never say Never. It was conventional wisdom Ronald Reagan, because of his far-right views, could never become President. Before him, Jimmy Carter was considered an aberration in the 1976 Democratic Presidential contest before shocking the political world by capturing the Iowa Caucuses that catapulted him to overnight credibility. People were writing what … Read more
LD 23 Chairperson Patti O’Neil discusses Her District and the 2020 Election
February 10, 2020
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Donald Trump’s candidacy and Electoral College election was a political awakening to many people in Arizona and across the nation. Democratic Legislative District (LD) 23 Chair Patti O’Neil is one of them. A meeting and event planner, Ms. O’Neil had been a volunteer and canvasser for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. After the election … Read more
#HB2388: Big Brother Meets Aunt Lydia (video)
February 10, 2020
With big data surveillance, church recruitment, government-funded, incomplete and biased medical information, and unregulated clinics providing “all wrap-around pregnancy, counseling and post-childbirth services”, HB2388 is Big Brother and Aunt Lydia’s love child. Last week was draining– with multiple tax cuts in Ways and Means, fake pregnancy centers in Health and Human Services (HB2388), and passage … Read more
The Arizona Republican Plan to Protect People with Pre Existing Health Conditions is Good…For the Insurance Companies
February 10, 2020
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Thinking ahead to a potential nightmare where the courts may throw out the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare for those that think they are different things,) both Arizona Republicans and Democrats State Senators have offered competing bills to protect people with preexisting health conditions. Republicans sponsored bill SB 1397. This measure would tell insurance companies in … Read more
