As writers on the Blog for Arizona and others in the mainstream media have noted over the years, you can tell a lot of what a person is for by what they propose in their budget and single pieces of legislation. The MAGA reactionary Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature are no exception. Read what … Read more
The Arizona State House of Representatives, in a 46 to 14 vote, secured a suspension of the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) for this year by passing Republican David Cooks HCR2001. The AEL is the archaic 1980s legal mechanism, that if allowed to be applied in March, would deny traditional public schools the right to spend … Read more
What a difference a Governor makes. With Democrat Katie Hobbs sitting in the Governor’s seat, progressive-minded organizations like the Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) and its affiliate, the Arizona Center Economic Progress (ACEP) finally see opportunities to secure legislation that will move the state forward and lift the most vulnerable residents up. Among the possibilities for … Read more
The Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) released its ratings of Arizona state legislators on how they voted for bills that would have assisted residing Grand Canyon State Children. The pro child measures included bills that: Increased postpartum care for new mothers through AHCCCS. Increasing kinship care for foster children/families to $300 a month. Allowing foster youth to … Read more
From a Democrats and social justice perspective, there are several good items in the bipartisan budget passed in the Arizona State Legislature last week. There were also some bad and ugly provisions in and outside the budget as well. To be fair, there are probably Republican legislators who feel the same way about the budget…for … Read more