Once again, the big issue with the AZ Legislature is the budget. Governor Ducey and the Legislative leadership are firmly advocating the 2.5% flat tax to be in the budget. This week, the temporary focus will be on legislation to support the effort to fight wildfires in the state but negotiations are continuing on the […]
AZ House is scheduled to reconvene Monday, 6/7 to further attempt to get the budget with the 2.5% flat tax included passed. It does not look likely but we need to keep up our resistance. FLAT TAX IMPACT Here is a partial summary of what the 2.5% flat tax would mean to most of us. […]
The Budget is the sole focus of the AZ Legislature lately. The House and the Senate have adjourned until June 10 (could resume with 24 hours-notice if something changes). Passage of the budget that includes the 2.5% flat tax seems problematic. The Legislature is temporarily adjourned and the President of the AZ Senate, Karen Fann, […]
Monday, 5/24, budget bills will be released. These are likely led by a massive tax cut of $1.9 billion in the form of a “flat tax” which slashes income tax on higher-income earners in direct defiance of voters’ clearly expressed will via Prop 208. We will issue another Legislative Alert on Monday with budget bill […]
Friends, the legislative session is typically over by this time each year but there are a large number of bills that are still alive because of party-line votes in which just one vote pushes forward bills that we do not support as Democrats. It’s important to contact Governor Ducey to sign or veto any legislation. […]
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!! Here are some bills that support women that would have moved in the AZ Legislature IF we had voted in a Democratic Majority but have NEVER seen the light of day. Call our legislators and let them know that their days are numbered!! SCR1012 – Would have ratified the proposed Equal Rights […]
Our legislators are clearly not representing all of us! Here’s some evidence: Arizonan’s support tougher gun control laws by an 8 to1 margin. Yet our legislators want to indemnify gun makers from any and all lawsuits. More than half of Arizonans support increasing unemployment benefits. Yet our legislators refuse to move a bill that would […]
It has been a busy week!! Gov Ducey banned “vaccine passports” and revoked his executive order requiring masks in public schools (provoking orders to mask by many school districts), he vetoed the sex ed bill, SB 1456 – (effectively erasing LGBTQ+ people from history, the arts or literature) – but replaced it with a very […]
Currently, much of the action in the Arizona Legislature is happening behind closed doors. There are at least 78 bills that are very worrisome and that could make their way to a floor vote in either the House or the Senate (and then proceed to the Governor for signature) at any time. We may only […]
Currently, much of the action in the Arizona Legislature is happening behind closed doors. There are at least 78 bills that are very worrisome and that could make their way to a floor vote in either the House or the Senate (and then proceed to the Governor for signature) at any time. We may only […]