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Jim Small
Governor Hobbs Releases Her Budget Proposal; Democrats Rejoice; Republicans Whine
Let the budget games begin. On Friday afternoon, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs released her Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024/25. Among the highlights of the budget are: Please click here to view the full proposed budget from the Governor’s office. With the state showing, thanks in part to decreased revenues from Ducey era tax … Read more
Governor Hobbs Launches Political Operation to Turn the Legislature Blue
Citing a riveting piece by AZ Mirror’s Jim Small that outlined all the extremist legislative proposals Arizona Republican Legislators are processing at the State Capitol this session (and getting subsequently vetoed on the Ninth Floor,) Governor Katie Hobbs has launched a new political operation, with an initial $500,000 investment designed to turn the State Legislature … Read more
Teachers in the Grand Canyon State are at the Bottom of the National Wage Totem Pole
School Teachers in Arizona are 50th in salary earnings compared to their colleagues across the country. Jim Small of the Arizona Mirror published an article citing the findings of HireAHelper, a California firm that conducted the study analyzing instructor salaries across the United States. Of the 50 largest cities, Phoenix and the surrounding suburbs of … Read more
Arizona is Bluer but More Needs to be Done
Overall, Democrats in Arizona did do well in the November 3, 2020 elections. Joe Biden became the first Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996 to win Arizona in the Presidential Election. For the first time since 1953, Arizona will be represented by two Democratic Senators (Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.) Anna Tovar will bring an … Read more