U.S. Senate Race: Gallego Surging, Lake Digging a Hole with Her Mouth, Sinema Irrelevant

Here’s some of the latest from the 2024 US Senate race for the seat currently squatted upon by Independent (Wall Street) #SingleTermSinema. Ruben Gallego Continues to Climb The polling is looking very good for Ruben Gallego with him generally leading a potential three way race outside the margin of error in poll after poll, but … Read more

Romero, Gallego, Kuby, and Engel React to the Tier 2a Water Shortage Notice for the Colorado River

On August 16, 2022, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation declared a 2a water shortage for the Southwest states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. The reason for the announcement is the extreme drought conditions that have reduced freshwater levels at the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell. Starting in January, the three … Read more

The Primary is Over – on to the General

Today, there are 77 days to Election Day 2022; but there are only 50 days to ballots dropping in the mail. The primary election is over. Some of the intra-party competitions have been extremely civil – for instance, Jevin Hodge and Adam Metzendorf vied for the CD1 nomination largely by presenting their own views and … Read more

#1 Way to Build Back Better

I am a currently serving school governing board member of nine years and the past president of the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). As such, I have been closely following the stories of school board meetings, especially in Arizona, that have become especially contentious. The ugliness probably shouldn’t be surprising in the uber-polarized environment we … Read more

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Protecting Children Violates Parental Rights?

Okay, let me get this right. Governor Ducey is threatening to withhold federal COVID funding from Arizona districts who have mandated masks. Where do I begin with all the things wrong with that? First of all, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge has already determined the school districts are not breaking the law, because it … Read more