As Teen Suicide in AZ increases, Legislators Must Act
March 16, 2019
There is no hiding the truth that suicides among teens in Arizona are increasing. The Arizona Child Fatality Review (CFR) Program was established to review factors in a child’s death and determine ways to reduce or eliminate any identified preventable fatalities. Legislation passed in 1993 (A.R.S. § 36-342, 36- 3501-4) authorizing the creation of the … Read more
We Are Better Than This
March 16, 2019
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A short time ago, an 18-year-old girl slashed a tire on a man’s SUV at the Paradise Valley Mall. When caught and arrested for this crime, she said she vandalized the vehicle because there was a red MAGA hat on his car dashboard. We are better than this. Progressives do not need help from people … Read more
McSally Voted to Defile the Constitution
March 15, 2019
By Michael Bryan Senator Martha McSally cast the defining vote of her short tenure in the Senate yesterday when she voted against the Senate resolution terminating Trump’s fallacious emergency on the southern border under the 1976 National Emergencies Act. McSally’s vote was surely intended to protect her right flank as she faces another election for … Read more
#AZHouse Republicans Censor Dems to Block Speech on #ERA, Women’s Rights (video)
March 15, 2019
Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Arizona was in the news and in the streets this week. ERA supporters launched an ambitious 38 Mile March for the ERA through the streets of Phoenix– starting at the Capitol on Monday, March 11 and ending there on Wednesday. After the speeches, supporters filled the gallery … Read more
A dozen GOP senators reject border emergency declaration in rebuke of Trump (updated)
March 14, 2019
Hey media villagers committed to your “Dems in Disarray”™ meme — where is your “White House in Disarray” or “Republicans in Disarray” meme now when it actually applies? Vice President Mike Pence, who is decidedly not “an honorable person,” tried to pressure Republican senators to not vote in favor of the resolution rejecting Donald Trump’s emergency declaration … Read more
PAG Public Input transportation meetings
March 14, 2019
Public Input Transportation Meetings Pima Association of Governments invites you to review and comment on the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for FY 2020-2024. This meeting will cover regional funding for the next 5 years on roadways, transit, safety, interstate interchanges, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Tuesday, March 26, 2019 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Randolph … Read more
On the third day, the ERA is betrayed by mythical moderate Republican women in the Senate
March 14, 2019
On the third and final day of the 38 mile march for the ERA, Democrats in the Arizona Senate used a procedural maneuver to bypass the obstruction of Senate Judiciary Committee chairman “Fast Eddie” Farnsworth (R-Mesa), who blocked any discussion of ERA bills in his committee, by attempting to bring the ERA bill up for … Read more
Arizona Senators Split On Vote To Pass Resolution To Yank U.S. Forces From Yemen Conflict Within 30 Days
March 13, 2019
Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D) and Martha McSally (R) split their votes tonight on a controversial resolution ordering President Trump to remove all U.S. military from the conflict in Yemen within 30 days. Sinema joined all Democrats and seven Republicans voted for the resolution, and it passed by a vote of 54-46. McSally was among the nay … Read more
