State Representative Mitzi Epstein Wants to Fix the Arizona State Unemployment System

The Arizona Unemployment Rate for December was 7.5 percent. The National Rate is 6.7 percent. The state benefit for Individual Arizonans on unemployment is $240.00 a week. Only Mississippi in this country is worse. The Arizona Unemployment system discourages people from accepting part-time work before they find a full job again because the “limit to … Read more

(UPDATED) Dear John: Do the Right Thing and Let the People Testify Remotely

Apparently, some Republicans in the Arizona State House have found a way to use COVID 19 to their advantage to shut out the voice of the people. Unlike the more enlightened rule-makers in the Arizona State Senate, Republican House Leadership is allowing Committee Chairpersons the discretion whether or not to allow remote-virtual testimony on legislation … Read more

Arizona State Democrats Unveil Their Recover, Restore, and Rebuild Blueprint for 2021

Just before the opening of the new legislative session, Democratic Legislators released their legislative priorities for 2021 in a blueprint called “Recover, Restore, and Rebuild: The Democratic Blueprint for 2021.” Please click the pdf document below to review the document. Democratic Blueprint for 2021 Speaking to the public and media, Senate and House Democratic Leaders … Read more

It seems LD Six’s Wendy Rogers has been Flying High Altitudes Without an Oxygen Mask

Legislative District Six Senator-Elect, Trump Zone Resident, and fringe reactionary former Air Force Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Rogers is already showing what embarrassing world views she would bring to the Arizona State Legislature when it convenes in January. In a series of tweets, the extremist Rogers, a person who thinks there was massive election fraud … Read more

Arizona Democrats in the State Legislature Call for More Action from Governor Ducey and Republican Legislators to Combat COVID 19

Arizona Democratic Leaders in the State Legislature held a press event on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, and called on Governor Doug Ducey and their Republican legislator colleagues to take more steps to combat COVID 19 and help the people adversely affected by the Pandemic. The Democratic attendees were: House Democratic Leader – Rep. Reginald Bolding. … Read more