Get ready for Alt-Fuel Fiasco 2.0. That reference (already made by legislators like Arizona Democratic Senate Leader Mitzi Epstein and former Democratic House Leader Andres Cano) to the turn-of-the-century alternate fuel state tax credit program that blew up Arizona’s revenue coffers may be repeated again with the predictable funding explosion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (E.S.A) … Read more
Twenty-Four hours ago, it seemed a solid possibility that the budget Governor Hobbs would sign for FY 2024 would only receive Republican votes. What a difference a day makes. After a day of uproars, protests, and calls to start the budget process over, the budget for 2023/24, after a series of meetings and phone calls … Read more
The Arizona State House of Representatives, in a 46 to 14 vote, secured a suspension of the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) for this year by passing Republican David Cooks HCR2001. The AEL is the archaic 1980s legal mechanism, that if allowed to be applied in March, would deny traditional public schools the right to spend … Read more
Below are some of the many positive reactions to Governor Katie Hobb’s State of the State Address. Arizona House Democratic Leader Andres Cano. “Governor Hobbs’ State of the State speech hit on themes that resonate with the vast majority of Arizonans, as well as our Democratic caucuses — Investing in public education, securing our water … Read more
First Lady and educator Dr. Jill Biden headlined a Get Out the Vote Rally at the Arizona Education Association (AEA) Headquarters in Phoenix earlier today (November 5, 2022). She called on educators to work to turn out the vote this Tuesday to ensure that the Democratic agenda of moving the country forward and lifting people … Read more