(UPDATED)Arizona Democratic Leaders React to ICE Shooting in Minnesota

Renee Nicole Macklin Good That is the name of the victim of the shooting by an ICE agent yesterday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to the Associated Press, she described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom.” Not a domestic terrorist, as Homeland Insecurity Secretary Kristi Noem and her Duce master Donald Trump … Read more

Matt Grodsky, Matters of State Strategies Vice President

Matters of State Strategies Vice President Matt Grodsky Discusses Democratic Prospects for 2026

The stars are aligning for Democrats… …If they do the work and avoid complacency. Those are the sentiments of Matt Grodsky, Vice President of Matters of State Strategies, political consultant, and former Arizona Democratic Party Communications Director, who spoke with Blog for Arizona to discuss Democrats’ electoral prospects heading into the 2026 campaign. The questions … Read more

Where Democrats Go From Here

Those of us who are watching in horror as Trump and the entire MAGA GOP continue to take a sledgehammer to US institutions, healthcare, science and basic protections, might believe that the vast majority of Americans share our perspective. The Tuesday edition of the AZ Republic tells quite a different story – and it should … Read more

Saying It is Her Time, Charlene Fernandez Explains How She Will Revitalize the Arizona Democratic Party

On Saturday, September 13, 2025, the Arizona Democratic Party will select a new Party Chairperson.  Former House Democratic Leader Charlene Fernandez would like to be that person.  Fernandez graciously interviewed with Blog for Arizona to discuss how she would revitalize the State Party and help steer Democratic Candidates to victory.  The questions and her responses … Read more

Reaction to the Biden/Harris Administration Announcing $59 Million for High Speed Rural Broadband Across Arizona

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed last year, rural area residents and businesses in Arizona will be receiving $59 million for expanding high-speed internet broadband. In a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Arizona Development Director and former Democratic Legislative Leader Charlene Fernandez, discussing this development that will lift people up and … Read more