Monday, April 4 was the filing deadline for candidates to file to run for office in the August 2, 2022 Primary Election. The Arizona Secretary of State now has an official list of the statewide/legislative candidates who filed to run by the deadline. Independent candidates do not have a primary and are not listed. There … Read more
Let’s return to those halcyon days of yesteryear – 2016 – when corporations around the country were threatening to pull up stakes from states that were passing anti-LGBTQ legislation. Corporate Boycotts Become Key Weapon in Gay Rights Fight: The battle for LGBTQ rights has demonstrated the power of boycotts — or the threat of them … Read more
Update to Governor Ducey Signs A Facially Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Bill. Jake Johnson reports at Salon, Democrat calls out Kyrsten Sinema for “directly enabling” new GOP voter purge law in Arizona: Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faced fresh backlash from civil rights groups [last week] after the Republican governor of her home state of Arizona signed into … Read more
The Associated Press reports, Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency: Arizona’s Republican governor on Wednesday signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights advocates who say it risks affecting some 200,000 people. The Legislature’s own lawyers say much of the … Read more
The GQP culture of corruption in Arizona runs wide and deep, it has existed for decades. One of the most contemptibe characters has long been Rep. David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista). Back in 2017, the Arizona Capitol Times exposed multiple abuses by Gowan. He was overpaid for travel reimbursements by a cool $12,000. He traveled extensively … Read more