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Democrats Push Back on Andy Bigg’s and MAGA Republicans’ Plan to Leave ESA System of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Place

June 30, 2026 by David Gordon

Over the last week, there was much discussion of a special session at the State Legislature that would have involved rescinding several ballot initiatives in favor of compromise legislation that would have brought in some reform to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Private School Voucher Welfare/Scam for the Wealthy System. Immediately, there were warnings that … Read more

(UPDATED) “End the Waste. End the Fraud. End the Abuse”: Auditor General Finds Major Issues of Non-Compliance with the ESA Program

May 14, 2026May 12, 2026 by David Gordon

It is amazing what an audit can uncover. In another bombshell report by 12 News journalist Craig Harris, the billion-dollar-a-year Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) private school voucher welfare/scam for the wealthy and huckster class program, has been found by the Auditor General to have major issues of non-compliance in how management at the Arizona … Read more

Arizona Legislative Republicans Came, Saw, and Ran Like Hell After Passing Their “Corporations First, Arizonans Last” Budget

May 5, 2026 by David Gordon

For months, politically minded Arizonans have waited for State Legislative Republicans to put forth their budget proposal. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has had hers out since January, and she had to resort to a bill-signing moratorium to pressure the state MAGA bunch to put forth their budget. Last week, Legislative Republicans finally publicly broadcast their … Read more

Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Weinberg Targets Costs, Water, Veterans, ESA Fraud in LD13 Run

May 12, 2026April 30, 2026 by David Gordon

Son of a teacher and a building manager. A Bachelor’s in economics. A Master’s in international relations. A Lieutenant Colonel in the Arizona Army National Guard. A Financial analyst and auditor. With that resume, Jacob Weinberg wants to take his considerable skills to the Arizona State Legislature as one of the next state representatives from … Read more

Governor Hobbs to Republican Legislators: ‘Corporations First, Arizona Last’ Budget Proposal is DOA

May 22, 2026April 28, 2026 by David Gordon

Arizona Legislative Republicans have released their budget proposal, and, in a move signaling the probable restart of negotiations, Governor Katie Hobbs has responded to it. Dead on Arrival. In a statement released by the Governor and her team, Hobbs wrote: “I applaud Republican budget negotiators for releasing their budget proposal to the public. I’m thrilled … Read more