J.D. Mesnard

Financial Doomsday for Arizona Public Schools Unless the Legislature Acts by March 1, 2022

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Flagstaff Unified: $12,221,169.00 Peoria Unified: $43,129,178.00 Gilbert Unified: $39,916,655.00 Chandler Unified: $54,431,647.00 Washington Elementary: $25,185,300.00 Kyrene Elementary District: $17,570,323.00 Phoenix Union High School District: $45,668,003.00 Tucson Unified District: $58,180,470.00 Yuma Union High School District: $13,997,589.00 Mesa Unified District: $73,826,670.00 These are not the numbers showcasing what these school districts will receive in the latest round … Read more

(UPDATED) With Regards to Invest in Ed, What Part of The People Have Spoken do the Republicans in the State Legislature Not Understand

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Most Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are warring against Democracy on several fronts. Not only are they endeavoring to enact measures designed to suppress the vote, but they are also advancing proposals to circumvent the will of the people at the ballot box. Senate Bill (SB) 1783 is the latest example of this. This … Read more

Rep. Pam Powers Hannley

#AZ House Republicans Continue to Hear Pet Bills & Ignore #COVID19 (video)

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Today was another wacky day in the Arizona House. We are back in session and primarily debating and voting on unnecessary Republican bills, as if the COVID-19 virus had never happened. Yesterday, I posted about the unnecessary and non-emergency insurance industry bills that were passed, primarily on a party line vote. Today, May 20, was … Read more

Democratic Takeover of the State House and Senate appears within reach

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Admittedly, the online periodical Daily Kos is justifiably regarded as a very liberal online blog and journal. That does not mean they do not have credible journalists who offer objective observations, insights and reporting. Recently they published an analysis of the Legislative districts Democrat Krysten Sinema won in her 2018 bid for Jeff Flake’s Senate … Read more