The Children’s Action Alliance (CAA,) an organization that specializes in advancing policy issues that would benefit Arizona children and families like education, health care, child safety, and childcare has a new leader. It is former Arizona Democratic Legislative Leader and current Center for Economic Progress head David Lujan. Mr. Lujan brings a vast amount of … Read more
In order to convince the voters and local public servants of both political parties that the American Jobs Plan will greatly benefit all states across the country, the Biden/Harris Administration released a 104-page document that outlined how each state would fare if the infrastructure legislation passed. biden-infrastructure-plan-state-highlights Arizona, whose over state infrastructure rated a … Read more
AZ Central reporter Maria Polleta has provided an excellent summary of what Arizona will receive from the American Rescue Plan. The Grand Canyon State is slated to receive just over $16 billion in aid. $15 billion is targeted toward state and local government assistance. Specifically, funds are earmarked for: Paying essential workers. Infrastructure projects like … Read more
Funny how it is okay for Republicans to plan budgets on their own in Arizona and other states where they control all levers of government but not Democratically run states or Washington D.C. Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are working on a 2021-2022 fiscal budget that, wait for it, may provide one billion dollars … Read more
If people read the local or national newspapers or online cable news networks the last few days, one trend should be apparent with regards to voting rights and promoting Democracy. Most Anti-American members of the former Party of Lincoln are against it. Whether it is in states like Georgia or Iowa or Florida or Arizona, … Read more