Update to Arizona Legislature Is Failing To Address Arizona’s Looming Water Crisis (Updated): The Arizona legislature really only had two priorities to deal with in this legislative session: (1) the school funding cliff that they created last session, and (2) the looming water crisis Arizona faces from a prolonged megadrought due to climate change. [W]hat … Read more
It was just a few short years ago that Arizona’s school districts won a huge lawsuit against the Arizona GQP legislature after years of neglecting funding public schools adequately as required by the Arizona Constitution. Our lawless Gov. Ducey and GQP legislature came up with a gimmick, Prop. 123, essentially stealing money from the state education … Read more
As the budget stalemate at the state Capitol drags on, lame-duck Governor Doug Ducey and Republican legislative leaders have agreed to a budget “framework,” one which includes more than a half billion dollars for fencing and other border security measures, but one which shortchanges public education. This is in keeping with the GQP’s 2022 midterm … Read more
Where are the major Republican donors who can put pressure on Arizona Republicans to do something about gun violence? Use your financial clout. The Dallas Morning News reports, Texas GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures: Major Republican donors, including some who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, joined other conservative … Read more
Update to Days After A Massacre Of Fourth Graders, Arizona Senate Republicans Kill Democratic Attempt For A Background Checks Bill. Fernanda Santos writes in an op-ed at the Washington Post, What the Arizona GOP’s response to Uvalde reveals: Republican legislators in Arizona have offered more than thoughts and prayers to the innocent victims massacred in … Read more