It is budget time at the State Capitol and Democrats have unveiled the fiscal priorities they want the State Legislature to consider in negotiations in the coming weeks. Called Restore, Recover, and Rebuild, the Democratic program, (please read the full proposal by clicking the below link,) is a people’s first one that is geared to … Read more
Before yesterday, it was apparent with the 2020 down-ballot results, the fringe Republican attempts to suppress the vote through the legislative or redistricting process, and potential voter apathy now that Donald Trump is no longer President, that Arizona Democrats, like-minded Independents, and sane Know Something Republicans needed an election Tsar to coordinate voter registration and … Read more
Each session has a pattern. This year, everything seems more orderly. We have had only one night where we were on the floor past 7 PM. Mondays generally have a leisurely pace, now that there are no committee meetings, but Thursday’s make up for it with rousing debates. Arizona House members had several debates on … Read more
Republicans always talk about how government should stay out of people’s lives except in cases when it comes to a woman’s right to choose. SB1457, the bill that could make it a crime for women to have abortions if their child has a genetic abnormality has been signed into law by Doug Ducey today (April … Read more
Republicans have spent weeks and employed multiple levels of parliamentary procedures to ram Senator Cathi Herrod’s … er … Senator Nancy Barto’s fetal personhood bill through both houses … twice. SB1457 died in the Senate earlier in April, but the Republicans brought the zombie bill back to life for a do-over. SB1457 inserts BIG government … Read more