The Anne E. Casey Foundation released its annual Child Well Being Findings and ranked the states according to how well children were cared for according to: Economic Well Being Education Health Family and Community Sadly, Arizona ranks 46th out of the 50 states in safeguarding children’s safety and interests. The Grand Canyon State only fared … Read more
Hoping to become the counterweight to the conservative brain trust, the Goldwater Institute, Arizona progressives have launched a new Arizona focused think tank called The White Hat Research and Policy Group. This new think tank, growing out of assisting the buildup of local Democratic party and legislative district infrastructure has the dual purpose of becoming … Read more
The State Budget being considered by Arizona State Legislators should benefit all and not just a few; the poor and middle class along with the wealthy; our most vulnerable along with our most successful. Unfortunately, some Republicans, despite current events, still have not fully learned the lessons of the 2018 elections and want to support … Read more
Forget worrying for now about whether the Democrats are going too far to the left in advancing their agenda. At least the people in this country, even in the Red States, largely support progressive goals like universal health care, cleaning the environment, and making sure everyone has a living wage. What people should worry about … Read more
The Arizona State Senate Finance Committee will consider approving legislation (both SB1143 and HB2522) on Monday to go to the Senate floor that would take increased revenues the state is projected to receive from the 2017 Federal Tax “Reform” and allocate them back to the people through tax cuts. Approximately 65 percent of the … Read more