Initial Democratic Reaction to Governor Ducey’s Last Proposed Budget

Governor Doug Ducey and his office have released his last proposed budget. Like previous budget proposals, there are good components to it. There are increases (some paid for by American Rescue Plan dollars: the funds Mr. Ducey calls Socialist)  in K-12 funding, water augmentation, road infrastructure, and kinship care. Veterans and their spouses could receive … Read more

School Board Races will be at Center of the Culture Wars in 2022

While many voters will be paying to Gubernatorial, State, Congressional and Legislative electoral contests in 2022, there is another set of non-partisan races that could determine how children are educated and protected in schools in Arizona and across the country. These are the races for school board seats on district governing boards. Designed to be … Read more

Openness and Transparency From Arizona’s Nursing Homes is Necessary to Combat the Coronavirus

Two out of every three Coronavirus fatalities in Maricopa County, according to a citation made by House Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick, Ruben Gallego, Raul Grijalva, and Greg Stanton in a May 27, 2020 letter to the Director of the Acacia Health Center, was elderly residents receiving care in nursing home facilities. In the letter, (reported by … Read more

Consuelo Hernandez wants to Serve the People as the Next Supervisor of District Five in Pima County

The election to succeed the late progressive icon Richard Elias as the next Supervisor of Pima County District Five features candidates from two local political families. Consuelo Hernandez, the sister of State Legislators Alma and Daniel Hernandez is one of them. Ms. Hernandez, a graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Global Health … Read more