Blog for Arizona – Politics
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Blog for Arizona – Politics
23h ago
At the Arizona Legislative Black Caucus meeting on March 18, 2024, chaired by Representative Quanta Crews, the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity outlined detailed data from the 2020 census about Black population and homeownership in Arizona. Persons who identified in the category of “Black or African American alone” was 317,161. That totals 4.4% of the ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
1d ago
This is an incredible turnout, and I think it just shows the momentum we’ve got to flip this seat and ensure democracy and, gosh, functionality for the U.S. Congress. Thank you so much for being here and for all of your support. We call this Congressional District 6, but we all know this is Gabby ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
1d ago
The third time is the charm. As Michael Bryan and other media outlets across the country reported yesterday, the Arizona State House of Representatives finally, with all Democrats and three Republicans, voted to repeal the Civil War Era Abortion Ban by passing Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamiliton’s one sentence bill (HB2677.) Before the vote, the Representative, ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
The Biden/Harris campaign team in Arizona and Senate Democrat leaders had reactions to the indictments, announced by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes of the plotters and participants in the Republican Fake Elector Scheme following the 2020 Presidential Election. Please click here to read Larry Bodine’s article immediately following the Mayes announcement. Sean McEnerney, the Biden ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
In a spirit of bipartisanship and highlighting the results of good government, Republican Mayor John Giles gave Biden/Harris Administration Infrastructure Tsar Mitch Landrieu a tour of a revitalized Old Mesa this afternoon. Mr. Giles gave the former New Orleans Mayor a tour of major sites from Center Street to McDonald between Pepper and Main in ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
In an often emotional and contentious Committee of the Whole meeting today in the AZ House, House Bill 2677 passed by 32/28 in a largely party line vote, opening the way for the AZ Senate to act to repeal the 1864 abortion ban. Most of the GOP caucus seemed determined to keep and seek to ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
Long time six term former Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall today wrote a guest opinion in the AZ Daily Star “Laura Conover has failed this community” https://tucson.com/opinion/column/local-opinion-laura-conover-has-failed-this-community/article_15847df0-0183-11ef-8f84-979640492fd7.html#tracking-source=home-top-story (print edition A6 & 7) Laura Conover was first elected to Pima County Attorney in Nov. 2020. Prior to that she was a criminal defense attorney. LaWall states ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
Opening Doors. Listening to and Serving the People. Those are two of the reasons former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is running to become the next House Representative from Arizona Congressional District (CD) Two. CD Two is comprised of all or parts of Apache, Gila, Coconino, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Pinal, Navajo, and Yavapai Counties. The ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
Mayor Kate Gallego presented an optimistic vision for Phoenix’s future in her annual State of the City Address at a Great Chamber of Commerce Luncheon today (April 23, 2024.) Maintaining the theme from previous addresses that “the future is Phoenix,” the Mayor, after thanking her father and many individuals on her team at the City ... Read more ..read more
Blog for Arizona – Politics
2d ago
Do you see armed men in camouflage with Trump flags at your polling place? Call the FBI at 800-225-5324 or file an online complaint at tips.fbi.gov.<br> Browser not supported. Visit &lt;a href=”https://www.270towin.com/”>www.270towin.com&lt;/a><br> The Justice Department issued voter protection guides and a video on www.justice.gov/voting that provides information on the Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which ... Read more ..read more