Believing that “every child who grows up in Arizona should have the opportunity to find a good-paying job, raise a family, and get ahead,” former Arizona State Legislator Kirsten Engel is running to be the new House Representative in the new Arizona Congressional District (CD) Six, an area that includes much of Southern Arizona including … Read more
On August 16, 2022, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation declared a 2a water shortage for the Southwest states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. The reason for the announcement is the extreme drought conditions that have reduced freshwater levels at the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell. Starting in January, the three … Read more
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission has set their candidate debate schedule for the General Election on Nov. 8, 2022. View schedule here: Candidate Debates | Citizens Clean Elections Commission (azcleanelections.gov) Legislative debates all at 6 p.m. For Southern Arizona (will add later to the Events calendar once the candidates respond with RSVPs): LD … Read more
Democrats have done it again in securing legislation through the Inflation Reduction Act, without any Republican support (including the Arizona House GOP delegation,) that will move the country forward, invest in planet-saving green energy technologies, and lift people up. When the history of this legislation is written, Republican lawmakers (including Arizona’s Debbie Lesko, Andy Biggs, … Read more
Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed last year, rural area residents and businesses in Arizona will be receiving $59 million for expanding high-speed internet broadband. In a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Arizona Development Director and former Democratic Legislative Leader Charlene Fernandez, discussing this development that will lift people up and … Read more