Mayes and Fontes React to Supreme Court Technical Ruling Allowing Trump’s Executive Order on Restricting Mail In Voting

Timing is everything. That was the theme of the United States Supreme Court Conservative Majority, allowing the Trump Executive Order restricting mail-in voting for millions of Americans, including Trump supporters, saying in a ten-page Shadow Docket ruling that the states, including Arizona, suing to block Trump’s voting suppressing measure that they lacked standing because the … Read more

Let’s Talk About Veterans Town hall

by Carolyn Classen, blogger Time Saturday, August 22 9:30 – 11am MST Location Tucson, AZ 85716Map About this event “Join VetsForward, Worker Power, UNITE HERE Local 11, and Pima Area Labor Federation for a Veterans Town Hall featuring special guests U.S. Senator Mark Kelly(Navy), Secretary of State Adrian Fontes(Marine), and JoAnna Mendoza (Marine), moderated by … Read more

Az Secretary of State Clean Elections debate

by Carolyn Classen, blogger Secretary of State  Candidates: Adrian Fontes(D), incumbent; Alexander Kolodin (R) Duwayne Collier(G) https://www.azcleanelections.gov/debate-information Carolyn’s note: Adrian Fontes was elected to this SOS position in Nov. 2022. Kolodin represents LD 3 in AZ House, twice elected since Nov. 2022. Green Party of AZ lists Collier as being “actively opposed” by them for … Read more

Tributes Roll In for Tempe Political Lion Harry Mitchell

Tempe Educator, a three-term Mayor, four-term State Senator, Party Chairperson, and two-term House Representative, Harry Mitchell passed away yesterday (July 29) at the age of 86. A political lion for close to 30 years, tributes for Mitchell have rolled in from Arizona’s current leaders over the last 24 hours. Governor Katie Hobbs wrote: “Harry Mitchell … Read more