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Democrats Push Back on Andy Bigg’s and MAGA Republicans’ Plan to Leave ESA System of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Place

June 30, 2026 by David Gordon

Over the last week, there was much discussion of a special session at the State Legislature that would have involved rescinding several ballot initiatives in favor of compromise legislation that would have brought in some reform to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Private School Voucher Welfare/Scam for the Wealthy System. Immediately, there were warnings that … Read more

Do You Really Want People like School Board Member Kimberly “Heil heil” Fisher in a Position to Shape Your Children’s Minds

May 30, 2026 by David Gordon

This is a lesson in why it is important for voters to carefully review the positions and background of every candidate for public office, be it the President of the United States or an individual running for school board. The case of Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board Member Kimberly Fisher clearly demonstrates this … Read more

Arizona Legislative Republicans Launch Vindictive Vendetta on Teachers Unions Through HCR 2040

March 9, 2026February 28, 2026 by David Gordon

Rather than work with Democrats to reform the waste, fraud, and abuse in their billion-dollar welfare/scam for the rich and crooked Empowerment Scholarship Account Private School Voucher program, Arizona Legislative Republicans, in wanting to combat teacher protests and walkouts like what happened in the Red for Ed Movement, have launched a vindictive vendetta against public … Read more

Reaction to the Latest Craig Harris Report Showing ESA Fraud Rate Over Nine Months at 22 Percent

February 24, 2026February 17, 2026 by David Gordon

Another week. Another report from Craig Harris and the 12 News Team on how flawed the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Private School Welfare/Scam for the Rich and Crooked Program is. Despite assurances from Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne and Legislative Republicans that the fraud rate for ESA purchases is one percent or lower, … Read more

Teachers and School Forces to Put ESA Reform on the November Ballot

February 16, 2026February 9, 2026 by David Gordon

With Arizona Legislative Republicans okay with rampant waste, fraud, abuse, and indoctrination in the billion-dollar a year publicly funded with working and middle class taxpayers money Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Welfare/Scam for the Wealthy Private School Voucher Program, the Arizona Education Association (AEA) and Save Our Schools Arizona have banded together to gather enough signatures … Read more