HB2679, a Republican sponsored bill that would, according to critics, including those in the legislature and former Arizona Corporation Commission members, reward corporate utility interests and profits over consumer protection and provide a financial lifeline for unclean coal industries in the Grand Canyon State is on its way to the State Senate for consideration. The … Read more
MAGA Republican Legislators in Arizona, calling themselves “The Freedom Caucus” and across the nation have three public policy goals. Power Power Power To that end, anything that helps them achieve and maintain power is on their to-do list at the State Legislature and around the country. Sometimes it is passing cultural wedge issue legislation that … Read more
Through their largely unsupported policies of restricting reproductive freedom, shifting public funds to private schools that benefit the wealthy, tax cuts that help those that do not need it, and attempting to suppress the people’s access to the ballot box, Arizona Legislative Republicans have opened the door for Democrats to potentially gain the majority in … Read more
Tempe residents opposing a taxpayer-funded sports arena held a press conference Monday to respond to a lawsuit filed against them by the owner of Bluebird Development, the entity asking to build the arena and “entertainment district.” The proposed development, if approved, would be paid for in part by more than $500 million in property tax … Read more
The November 8, 2022 elections were a major victory for Democracy, Decency, Freedom, Knowledge, and the Working and Middle Classes. All the election deniers lost their quests for the Governorship and Secretary of State’s in the battleground states that President Biden and Vice President Harris won in 2020. Reproductive Freedom prevailed through several ballot initiatives … Read more