Just over half of the Arizona State House Democratic Caucus are freshmen; many of whom are new to the State Capitol. To introduce the new members to the public before the legislative session starts in January, the House Democratic staff has started preparing a series of introductory videos of each of the freshmen members. Below … Read more
Democratic Candidates for the Arizona State Legislature, despite a new legislative map that tilted towards the Republicans, defied electoral expectations in 2022 and maintained their numbers of 29 House and 14 Senate seats. With many new faces in both chambers and a Democratic Governor taking the helm in the first week in January, there is … Read more
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
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
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