Looking back on the 2026 legislative session, Democratic Senate and House Leaders Priya Sundareshan and Oscar De Los Santos were pleased to have made some progress in advancing an affordability agenda. But a lot more needs to be done. Senator Sundareshan and Representative De Los Santos both graciously interviewed with Blog for Arizona and discussed … Read more
Score two bipartisan victories for Arizonans fighting hunger and starvation at the Arizona State Legislature. Democratic Representatives Nancy Gutierrez and Alma Hernandez, and their bipartisan supporters, were able to steer both HB2579 and HB2683 through several House Committees this week. Representative and Assistant House Leader Gutierrez’s bill would fully fund school meals. Gutierrez helped steer … Read more
2026 is shaping up to be another year where just a few seats will determine which political party will control the Arizona State Legislature in 2027. Arizona Legislative District 13 in Chandler in the East Valley of Maricopa County is one of them. In this campaign, human and voting rights legal advocate Kristie O’Brien is … Read more
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was not mincing words with her promise to veto the Republican Tax Measure SB1106, which passed with only Republican votes in the first week of the 2026 legislative session. Yesterday, January 16, she did just that, sending a letter to Senate President Warren Peterson, advising him of her veto of that … Read more
Retired Army and Marine Veteran Dan Toporek has been in the public sphere his whole adult life. The 2020 Democratic Nominee for Maricopa County Treasurer, he is now seeking an opportunity to represent the North Phoenix residents of Arizona Legislative District Two in the Arizona State Senate. Saying the people deserve a legislature that works for them, Toporek, if … Read more