Did you know Michelle Urgenti-Rita, Joseph Chaplik, and John Kavanagh were on the ballot for the LD 23 State Senate and House seats this year? Voters who watched the LD 23 Clean Elections Debate on September 1, 2020, would not have. Why? None of the Republican candidates thought it worthwhile to show the voters what … Read more
With so many former McCain and Romney people recently announcing their intentions to support Joe Biden, Arizona Republicans have had to reach into the depths of the State Legislature to find people to write op-eds spreading debunked statements about Joe Biden wanting to defund the police. Writing in the August 27, 2020 edition of AZ Central, … Read more
In a united front not seen in recent legislative sessions, Arizona legislators passed a $55 million Anti Coronavirus measure. Governor Ducey has signed the measure into law. The first five million dollars is for immediate utilization by the Arizona Department of Health Services to combat the Coronavirus. The other $55 million is for future needs … Read more
Superman is vulnerable to Kryptonite. Dracula is repelled by the cross. Small children sometimes gag at the thought of having to eat vegetables at dinner. For Republicans, sponsoring and participating in town halls with actual constituents in attendance asking questions about policy and the Presidents (and their) behaviors is apparently the equivalent of Superman’s being … Read more
Arizona House Republicans recently passed SB1451, Senator Vince Leach’s latest attempt to kill the Citizens Initiative process. Every year, Republicans add new regulations to the popular Citizens Initiative process–like dramatically increasing the number of signatures, strict compliance on petitions (forcing us to write in between the lines or risk having our signature knocked off), or … Read more