Arizona has a Child Poverty Crisis.
October 21, 2019
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Of all the social indicators the people of Arizona want to lead the nation in, having a high level of child poverty is not one of them. Despite a small decrease in overall child poverty from the periods 2008/2012 to 2013/17, Arizona, according to a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Report, … Read more
Time for a Change in the Maricopa County Assessor’s Office
October 21, 2019
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By Aaron Connor, Democratic Candidate for Maricopa County Assessor This was an upsetting week for Maricopa County residents. In a field where ethical service is the cornerstone, the trust of the fourth largest assessing office in the country was called into question. Such a rapid dissolution of public confidence requires remedy. The assessor plays a … Read more
Terry Goddard Aims to Outlaw Dirty Money in Elections
October 20, 2019
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Anonymous cash from foreign, out-of-state and secret donors is polluting our elections and making a mockery of democracy, said Former Attorney General Terry Goddard at a crowded meeting of Outlaw Dirty Money supporters. The Outlaw Dirty Money initiative would amend the state constitution to require big election donors of more than $5,000 to disclose where … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of October 20, 2019
October 20, 2019
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
Watch AZPM interview of 3 Tucson Mayoral candidates
October 19, 2019
AZPM’s Lorraine Rivera of Arizona 360 interviewed the 3 candidates running for Mayor of Tucson – Democratic Ward 1 Councilmember Regina Romero (serving 3 terms), Independent political newcomer Ed Ackerley (uncle of former LD 2 Republican House Rep. Chris Ackerley), and Green Party candidate Mike Cease (who ran unsuccessfully for Ward 6 Council in 2017 … Read more
Democratic Candidates React to Republicans siding with Trump while the People he Betrayed Die.
October 18, 2019
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The Great Dealmaker just sold out the Kurds who now have to leave the land they have lived on for decades and Turkey gets a buffer zone. So much for the Art of the Deal. Putin, Erdogan, Assad, the Ayatollah in Iran, and the I.S.I.S. read a different book on how to conclude a deal … Read more
‘Against all enemies, foreign and domestic’
October 18, 2019
Above Photo: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks truth to power, telling Russian asset Donald Trump, “All roads with you lead to Putin.” Caption: From the U.S. House oath of office, “I, ____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; … Read more
