Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed HB2867, a measure that, if it had become law, would have prosecuted teachers under the guise of saying they were promoting Anti Semitism. In her veto letter to Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro, the Governor touted her credititionals supporting the Jewish Community in the Grand Canyon State, including expanding Holocaust … Read more
What do MAGA Republicans, especially in the Arizona House at the State Capitol have against vulnerable children? This legislative session, they seem to take delight in threatening to cut off funding for poor children’s school lunches or assistance for kids with disabilities. How sick is that? Well, House MAGA Republicans, finally returning from an undeserved … Read more
Following a forceful response from Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan to the Republican behind the scenes scheming to “enshrine” their welfare for the rich entitlement program known as the Empowerment Scholarship Account Private School Voucher System in the State Constitution, Legislative Democrats gathered with public school activists to call attention to the MAGA ‘hijacking” of … Read more
Before the recent revelations that Arizona, according to Consumer Affairs, is fifty first in public education spending and that unlike public schools, holders of Empowerment Scholarship Account holders were permitted to hog in $360 million from last year’s allotments without spending one penny on 2023/24 educational expenses, local Legislators and Activists gathered to discuss advancing Public … Read more
In a room filled with Arizona Education Association (A.E.A.) Union Members and supporters for an Educators for Biden/Harris event at the Renaissance Hotel in Central Phoenix, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wowed the audience as she made the case for a second Biden/Harris Term. After the crowd was warmed up by stirring introductory speeches from … Read more