Republican leadership at the Arizona State Legislature adjourned legislative proceedings until this morning (June 15, 2024) without passing any of the 16 budget bills necessary to operate the state government for the next fiscal year. According to reporting from AZ Central, former Speaker Rusty Bowers, who was at the Capitol to work on water legislative … Read more
It was a total spectacle at the Arizona State Legislature today. Democrats in both the House and Senate tried to push for a vote to repeal the 1864 Civil War Era ban on abortions but were rebuffed by rule-breaking Republicans in the upper chamber and sidelined with a recess by the MAGA crowd in the … Read more
It has been a largely successful first year in office for Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Despite having to deal with a dysfunctional State Legislature and a fiscal year budget that did not fully address his office’s needs and priorities, Mr. Fontes is very pleased with the stellar team he has assembled and the … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 17, because of the MAGA extremism of the two members of its delegation — State Senator Justine Wadsack, and Representative Rachel Jones — will be a watched district in the 2024 elections as Democrats look to take both chambers of the State Legislature that both currently hold a one-vote Republican majority. … Read more
With the pending retirement of three-term State House Legislative District (LD) 13 Representative Jennifer Pawlik from the Arizona Legislature, former 2022 LD 14 House candidate Brandy Reese, a forensic science chemist, peace officer, mother of two daughters, and public education activist, has declared her run to succeed the well-regarded legislator. Arizona LD 13 encompasses all … Read more