Pima County Democrats Challenge Sheriff Mark Napier on Immigration
February 7, 2019
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By Ellie Brecher, Pima County Democratic Party. Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier must use his national media platform to tell the rest of the country that the only crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is a humanitarian crisis, Pima County Democratic Party Executive Committee members told him during a contentious exchange on Monday night. Napier, head … Read more
Lovelorn at The Estrogen Hour
February 7, 2019
Are you lovelorn? Or in a relationships that is going nowhere? Check out the upcoming Estrogen Hour at Laff’s on February 10th. Maybe you’re find someone there who shares your sense of humor. And if you’re currently suffering from a broken heart, this is a great way to laugh & forget (and move on). Sunday, … Read more
Ducey & Dems Battle #AZGOP Over Conformity with Trump Tax Plan (video)
February 6, 2019
The Arizona Legislature waited until the last moment to tackle two big issues– the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and tax conformity. We voted on both of these on January 31, 2019. The DCP, which was negotiated in advance, cleared the Legislature with 100% voting for passage. In contrast, the tax conformity vote sparked much drama … Read more
The Right to Vote: Use It or Lose It?
February 6, 2019
The 2018 election was almost three months ago now, but Arizona Republicans, coming off a string of embarrassing losses, are still acting like sore losers and trying to take their ball and go home. As I wrote about before this legislative session started, we can expect AZ Republicans to respond to their electoral losses by … Read more
The State of Disunion Speech
February 6, 2019
President Donald Trump’s State of Disunion speech will be little remembered and soon forgotten. It was actually two speeches in a mashup that was both contradictory and ironic. The opening and closing sections of the speech were soaring patriotic paeans to the “Greatest Generation” that liberated the world from fascism for the 75th anniversary year … Read more
The Northam and Fairfax Affairs in Virginia expose the depths of Republican Hypocrisy and the pitfalls of Democratic Zero Tolerance
February 6, 2019
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The revelations over the last several days of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apparently taking a disturbing racially charged photograph while a medical student 35 years ago and the non substantiated accusations of sexual assault of Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax have exposed the depths of Republican hypocrisy (as well as their aptitude for gutter politics) … Read more
Hoffman declares, “Arizona’s Teacher Shortage is Nothing Short of a Crisis”
February 6, 2019
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In a jammed packed Hearing Room One at the Arizona State House with several television news crews, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman gave her State of Education address before the mostly assembled House Education Committee (State Representative Townsend was absent). While touching on the themes she has consistently spoken on since being a candidate … Read more
So, how’s that teacher shortage?
February 5, 2019
Anyone wondering where we stand with Arizona’s teacher shortage? After all, last year was probably the most significant year ever for Arizona public school teachers. Some 75,000 of them marched on the state Capitol demanding better pay for themselves and support staff, lower class sizes and more. The result was an additional 9% salary increase … Read more
