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Covers articles about Arizona's and America's Politics and Culture from a Progressive Liberal Perspective.
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4h ago
While the Arizona Senate took the first step this afternoon toward repealing the Civil War Era Abortion Ban, several Democratic Legislators voiced their dismay with MAGA House Republicans for blocking the motion to move forward with the same measure in the lower chamber. Arizona Legislative District (LD) 18 State Senator Priya Sundareshan, who offered a ... Read more ..read more
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9h ago
Educator Donna Lewis has had a storied career in Arizona. An Assistant Superintendent at the Arizona Department of Education. Director of Middle School Leadership at Tucson Unified. An Assistant Superintendent at Glendale Elementary. Superintendent of both Cave Creek and Creighton Elementary Districts. At Creighton, she was chosen the 2021 School Superintendent of the Year by ... Read more ..read more
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9h ago
Here we go again. Voters in Arizona should start thinking if State Legislative Republicans want the Grand Canyon State to go back to what it was in 1864. That was a time when: Today, Arizona MAGA-Christian Nationalist Republicans on the House floor gleefully mocked Pro-Reproductive Freedom activists sitting in the second-floor gallery after blocking the ... Read more ..read more
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1d ago
The People in Arizona House Congressional District Five need change. Change from the MAGA and Freedom Caucus suicide course Andy Biggs would place Arizona and the Nation in if he and his White Nationalist supporters had the power to steer reactionary legislation that would cripple the middle class and take away hard-earned rights from all ... Read more ..read more
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These are among the themes of Paradise Valley Board Member Kerry Baker’s students’ first policy agenda. A member of the board since 2023, Ms. Baker, an educator, and Paradise School District parent is running for reelection to ensure that all learners are supported and educational progress continues to move into the Twenty-First Century. Ms. Baker ... Read more ..read more
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Today, we’re unveiling the New Ten Commandments, freshly updated with a twist of moral ambiguity. Crafted exclusively for 2024’s presumptive Republican presidential nominee and tacitly approved by the GOP, this Decalogue offers smooth sailing through the stormy seas of nationalist politics and faithful fervor. Get ready for some divine guidance that’s as flexible as a Republican ... Read more ..read more
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The Pima County Board of Supervisors met together today in their regular meeting and appointed Deputy Treasurer Chris Ackerley (R) to the vacant Treasurer position. Long time Treasurer Republican Beth Ford retired last Friday. The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson held a virtual forum on April 11 for the two applicants to this ... Read more ..read more
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2d ago
4 term Councilman Democrat Steve Kozachik (aka Steve K) resigned in March to take a job with Pima County. His last day was March 31, 2024. The Tucson City Clerk’s office has been accepting applications for the appointment to this office (term will be from April 2024 to Dec. 2025). The deadline to apply was ... Read more ..read more
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2d ago
There is nothing like having a multiple-million-dollar campaign war chest. Just think of the riveting political ads showing the flaws and failings of one’s opponent that such lush campaign resources could produce from now until election day. The Gallego for Arizona Campaign is in that position today. It is showing its political muscles by releasing ... Read more ..read more