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Our Petition Drive: Voting Rights and Tax Referenda

We are fortunate in Arizona that our State Constitution allows Arizona voters to veto bad legislation through a process called referendum. Volunteers with the Coconino County Democratic Party are joining with citizens across the state to exercise this constitutional right. We are collecting signatures to reverse some of the damage the Arizona Legislature did to our […]

Regulatory Alert – Canyon Uranium Mine (now called Pinyon Plain Mine)

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is in the process of renewing air and groundwater quality permits for the Pinyon Plain Mine (formerly the Canyon Mine), a uranium mine located south of the Grand Canyon National Park, 6.5 miles south of Tusayan. URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!! PROPOSED AIR QUALITY PERMIT RENEWAL Comments are due on the […]

Federal Action Alert – July 18, 2021

Produced by The Coconino County Democratic Party & Democrats of the Red Rocks RE: Demand our Senators to Publicly Support the $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint Plan via Reconciliation. This is the first step to getting to the social infrastructure and environmental legislation. President Biden and Senate Democrats have just announced a $3.5 trillion social infrastructure and […]

American Rescue Plan Delivers Tax Relief for Families with Children

The Child Tax Credit, part of the American Rescue Plan, is here to help families raising children make ends meet. Experts estimate the new Child Tax Credit has the potential to cut child poverty in half. Not a single Republican voted for this law. Democrats deliver. The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan […]

Federal Action Alert – July 11, 2021

Coconino County Democrats and Democrats of the Red Rocks RE: THANKS JOE FOR ISSUING THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OF JULY 9, 2021 PROMOTING ACCESS TO LOWER-PRICED CANADIAN DRUGS. On July 9, 2021, Pres. Biden signed a large executive order which, among other things, directs the federal government to work with states to devise plans to import […]

2021 AZ Legislative Session Summary

The First General Session of Arizona’s 55th Legislature is OVER – for now – these same awful Legislators will get another chance in the Second General Session that begins in January 2022. Here’s a summary of what this Legislature actually did: Some GOOD: Allowing excused student absences for mental health reasons – SB 1097 – […]

Federal Action Alert – Week of July 4, 2021

FOR OUR SENATORS: SUPREME COURT ATTACK ON VOTING RIGHTS/END FILIBUSTER/PASS S1 AND S4. On Thursday, July 1, 2021 the US Supreme Court gutted one of the only remaining provisions of the Civil Rights Voting Act of 1965. It upheld an Arizona law criminalizing the act of a non-family member or non-caregiver driving a ballot to […]

Voting Rights Slammed by High Court

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee is not conservative – it destroys rather than preserves. It rips power from Congress instead of limiting court intervention. This is the work of an activist court, hell-bent on making America an authoritarian state ruled by a white, wealthy minority. In a stunning admission, […]

Federal Action Alert – June 27, 2021

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks For Both Senators: Announce Support for the Human Infrastructure Now, not Later The bipartisan infrastructure deal, negotiated in part by Sen. Sinema, is only half the battle. President Biden’s social infrastructure plan needs to be passed by all 50 Democratic Senators through the reconciliation process. The plan is […]

State Legislative Alert – June 27, 2021

Unfortunately, both the Arizona House and Senate have passed a budget that includes the 2.5% flat tax along with a number of other reprehensible provisions. There are some slight differences and the legislature will reconvene on Monday, June 28 at 11:00 AM to work on establishing a reconciled common budget package that can be sent […]