Voters in the red state of Utah last November voted to expand Medicaid coverage to 150,000 uninsured people in the state, with 53 percent in favor. But the Republican state legislators they also elected to office in November had other ideas. “We will decide, and you will obey!” Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are … Read more
It was five years ago that I joined Blog for Arizona, after being “Carolyn’s Community” for the online Tucsoncitizen.com for over 4.5 years. So now I’ve been longer at this blog site, mostly posting progressive events (3,092 to date) on our image Calendar, but also posting articles – 1,135 so far according to Word Press. … Read more
Education is a major priority of both political parties and school organizations in 2019. One organization looking to promote the interests of public schools in Arizona is Save Our Schools Arizona (SOS). Their mission, articulated on their website (https://sosarizona.org/), is to: • Educate communities about the value of public education • Empower parents, teachers, and … Read more
Let me be clear. I’ve never worn blackface and can’t for the life of me understand why someone would think it is okay. But, I’ve been guilty (when much younger), of making the insensitive and derogatory comment that, “those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach.” I was referring to military trainers, not K–12 … Read more
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