Current and Future Arizona Democratic Legislative Leaders Call on Doug Ducey to Call a Special Session to Deal with the AEL

Now that the elections are over, it is time for soon-to-be former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to call a special session of the soon-to-be former Arizona Legislative body and protect funding for public schools by suspending or permanently repealing the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL.) That is the message of the current and future leaders of … Read more

Democrats Had a Good Night In State Legislatures In The Midterm Election

Above: Michigan’s governor/secretary of state/attorney general will have “trifecta” control of the Michigan legislature for the first time in 40 years after a citizens initiative created an independent redistricting commission to create competitive fair districts. Despite Democratic gains in 2018 and 2020, turning Arizona into a “purple state,” The so-called Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission earlier … Read more

The Financial Clock is Ticking Again on Arizona’s Public Schools

Here we go again. For the second year in a row, Governor Doug Ducey and the Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are fiddling while the financial prospects of Arizona Public Schools increasingly become perilous because many of these anti-public school members will not hold a vote to suspend or outright repeal the Aggregate Expenditure … Read more

Are We Better Off Than We Were Two Years Ago? With Democratic Policies, Yes; With Republican Ones; No

Arizona Republican Senate Nominee Blake Masters, the fringe candidate that wants to take away your Social Security, Medicare, reproductive freedom (which he equates to belonging to a demonic cult,) and right to vote in an easy fashion, has been putting out signs in the neighborhood, asking, quoting Ronald Reagan “Are you better off now than … Read more

Veteran, Mother, Scientist, and Activist Stacey Travers Wants to Serve the People and Move the New LD 12 and Arizona Forward

Some things have unfortunately changed since we last interviewed LD 12 Democratic State House Nominee Stacey Travers almost a year ago. Others have unfortunately not. The freedom to vote and have your ballot count is still under siege. So, now is the reproductive freedom of all women in Arizona and across the country. Fully funding … Read more