Arizona House Democratic Leader De Los Santos and AEA President Garcia Blast House MAGA Budget that Robs from Vulnerable Children

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

Blog Jester Johnny Drops a GOOD Bill?!

Our local blog jester, AZ State Senator John Kavanaugh, is usually infamous around here for being a notorious troll and for advocating for REALLY bad legislation. But this session he has done at least one thing right: he dropped a bill to allow Arizona School Board candidates to use the E-Qual system to gather petition … Read more

Arizona House Votes To Expel Election Denier Conspiracy Theorist Liz Harris

Update to House Ethics Committee Slams Liz Harris, But Makes No Recommendation on Discipline. This begs the question, why was QAnon Senator Wendy Rogers not expelled after having threatened her colleagues last year? And more importantly, the entire MAGA/QAnon caucus daily spreads baseless election denier conspiracy theories and puts it into legislation, shouldn’t the entire … Read more

Rep. Pam Powers Hannley

Child Poverty Report Reveals Failure of #Republican Leadership in #AZLeg to Care for Children (video)

Nationwide and statewide, far too many women and their children are living in poverty. Those of you who follow my Legislative Updates and videos know that I have been beating the drum for improved maternal and child health and for tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) like food, housing, and financial insecurity. During the pre-COVID19 pandemic, … Read more