Governor Hobbs and Mayor Gallego Highlight SPARKBOX Housing Units at Second Street and Roosevelt

Imagine an opportunity for the homeless or new residents in Arizona to be able to live in an affordable transition residence before settling in a permanent setting. Furthermore, imagine these houses, small office spaces, or housing recreation rooms to be fully sustainable, powered by lithium battery solar panels and equipped with bathroom toilet units that … Read more

How $200M Could Have Been Better Spent

Although the real total costs will likely never be known, the Arizona Republic reported yesterday that Governor Ducey’s five-month effort to close gaps along the U.S.-Mexico border with shipping containers will cost Arizona taxpayers more than $200 million. I’m not writing to debate the wisdom of Ducey’s actions, (okay, just for a second, it was … Read more

In her first State of the State, Governor Katie Hobbs Outlines Her Priorities for a “Resilient, Innovative and Prosperous Arizona for Everyone”

In a call for Arizonans and their public servants “to work together to make a significant impact in the lives and communities of this state today and for years to come by lowering costs and investing in public education, securing our water future, tackling the affordable housing crisis, and other real issues that are holding … Read more

The Financial Clock is Ticking Again on Arizona’s Public Schools

Here we go again. For the second year in a row, Governor Doug Ducey and the Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are fiddling while the financial prospects of Arizona Public Schools increasingly become perilous because many of these anti-public school members will not hold a vote to suspend or outright repeal the Aggregate Expenditure … Read more

Are We Better Off Than We Were Two Years Ago? With Democratic Policies, Yes; With Republican Ones; No

Arizona Republican Senate Nominee Blake Masters, the fringe candidate that wants to take away your Social Security, Medicare, reproductive freedom (which he equates to belonging to a demonic cult,) and right to vote in an easy fashion, has been putting out signs in the neighborhood, asking, quoting Ronald Reagan “Are you better off now than … Read more