Time is running out to collect 119,000 qualifying petition signatures on six 2022 ballot initiatives each to stop Republican efforts to gut Invest in Ed, and the suppression of voting rights. There is also a seventh ballot initiative designed to stop the continuing influence of Dark Money in Arizona politics. To that end, Stop Dark … Read more
The race among Arizonan pro-Democracy and Public Education activists over the last couple of weeks to gather 170,000 petition signatures by September 27 to block enactment of reactionary Republican laws designed to suppress the vote and defund Proposition 208 has gained momentum. Volunteers, largely through the umbrella organizations of Arizona Deserves Better, Stop Dirty Money, … Read more
Arizona and the rest of the Southwest are currently engulfed in a long heatwave trend that has: had a marked increase in the numbers of 100-degree days in Phoenix and other southwest localities. had little rainfall for relief. caused wildfires across the region. created dry spells that have caused water levels in Lake Mead (the … Read more
In a Grand Canyon State close close by. Outlaw Dirty Money has returned, under a new campaign name, Voters Right to Know, to strike back against the Dark Money Phantom menace that has attacked, warred, and preyed on Arizona political interests for decades. The campaign filed its ballot initiative with the Arizona Secretary of States’ … Read more
To get the Outlaw Dirty Money Ballot Initiative on the November Ballot, 357,000 valid signatures are needed because, if passed by the voters, the election results will necessitate a change to the Arizona State Constitution. Realistically, 400,000 signatures should probably be collected in case a portion of the signatories is declared invalid and ineligible. The … Read more