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Sylvia Allen’s Charter School Gets F Rating in 2017 School Letter Grades Report
Phoenix–The 2017Arizona school letter grades have been released and LD-6’s Senator Sylvia Allen’s charter school, the George Washington Academy, received an F grade. Senator Allen is the co-founder of the George Washington Academy, a kinder-6th grade school in Snowflake, Arizona, as well as the head of the Senate’s Education Committee. Senator Allen is also on […]
Continue readingHurricanes
Polling shows that the public has not been impressed with Trump’s response to the plight of their fellow Americans in Puerto Rico, with only 32% supporting his handling of Hurricane Maria recovery. Trump managed to throw the island’s government under the bus multiple times while in Puerto Rico to survey the damage. o He said Puerto Ricans “have to give […]
Continue readingJobs
For the first time in 7 years, the U.S. economy did not add any new jobs. Our economy lost 33,000 jobs in September, and we’re on pace to have significantly slower job growth in 2017 than we did in 2016. While President Obama’s bold policies and long-term economic investments continued to create steady growth well into […]
Continue readingBirth Control
The Trump administration just heartlessly weakened an ACA mandate that requires insurers to provide coverage for no-cost contraception. Hundreds of thousands of American women will be at risk of losing access to birth control if their employers chose to seek an exemption from this Obama-era rule. The ACA requirement has saved women billions of dollars […]
Continue readingHealth Care Sabotage
Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t care about the people he harms in his personal mission to sabotage the ACA. He’s hurting American families in a shameful attempt to score political points and tear down President Obama’s legacy. o After learning that Iowa requested permission to make certain changes to its ACA exchanges, the President went […]
Continue readingPosition Available: Operations Manager
The Democratic Party of Coconino County is looking for an Operations Manager to assist the Executive Committee in executing the Mission of the Party. Applicants should be self-motived and organized. Excellent interpersonal skills a must. This salaried position requires an average of 25 hours per week. The Operations Manager assists the Executive Committee and PCs […]
Continue readingFacts About Guns in the U.S. — and Two Action Alerts
The tragedy in Las Vegas last night has evoked a burst of conversation about gun control. Here is a useful article to prepare you to have conversations with those who say “guns don’t kill, people do.” The bottom line on all the statistics presented in that article: The states that have tighter gun restrictions have […]
Continue readingTrump’s Tax Plan: Net Nothing for Middle Class, Big Cuts for the Rich, Adds to Debt
Trump released a nine-page tax plan today. That’s like doing the architectural drawings for your house on a napkin. A small napkin. What we do know: The plan will likely add to America’s $20 trillion debt. There are lots of tax cuts spelled out. There are almost no loopholes eliminated. The rich make out pretty well. […]
Continue readingDon’t Be Distracted by Trump’s Noisy Nationalism
We may or may not agree with the conclusion by The Atlantic writer about #TakeAKnee, but we should note the summary of this week’s current issues and be inspired to continue our resistance and work to win in 2018: Trump had another of his bad weeks last week. His secretary of health and human services was exposed […]
Continue readingStaff Change
The Executive Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party has accepted Charlie Burgin’s resignation. Charlie has accepted a position with one of our candidate’s campaigns. This is a promotion for her and we are pleased for her. We are grateful for all the hard work Charlie has put in during her months of employment with the […]
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