Author Archive: Web Steward
Legislative Alert for May 16, 2021
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. […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – May 16, 2021
FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN on Middle East Peace: email to https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ or leave a message on the comment line at (202) 456-1111. Re: Time to Take a Leadership Role in Middle East Peace. Proposed script/email: “I am a solid Democrat living in XXXX, Arizona. I am very concerned about the seemingly stalled Middle East peace process […]
Continue readingFor the People Act in Detail
State legislators have introduced at least 361 bills with restrictive voting provisions in 47 of the 50 states. Some of these bills have already been enacted, including in Arizona. That’s why we need the US Senate to approve the For the People Act (SB1), which will standardize fair voting procedures for the nation. But what is in […]
Continue readingGQP Gaslighting Alert
The Republican Party stands for nothing but clinging to power. Because they advocate for no policies that benefit ordinary people the only means available to them to stay in power are voter suppression and lying to their base voters. The lies become more extraordinary day by day. During yesterday’s House Oversight Committee hearing on the […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – May 9, 2021
DC Statehood: S. 51 would make Washington DC a state. DC is primarily African American and has a greater population than three other states. S. 51 is co -sponsored by 44 senators BUT NOT OURS. Sample voice mail for either Senator: “My name is XXXX and I live in XXXXX. I was happy to vote […]
Continue readingArizona Legislative Alert 5/09/2021
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 […]
Continue readingBook Study — Join Us!
Why do many working people vote for candidates who oppose raising wages, universal health care, and raising taxes for the rich? Heather McGhee, in her book The Sum of Us, makes the case that racism plays a major role in why many people vote against their own interests. Join us for a 5-week book study […]
Continue readingBiden’s Modest Tax Proposal
To judge by the screams coming from certain parts of the corporate world and the GOP side of Congressional aisles, Biden is demanding a “jobs-killing” confiscatory tax that will bring a screeching halt to our economy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s call this out. If all of Biden’s proposed tax increases passed […]
Continue readingThe American Families Plan
A bit over a month ago, we wrote about President Biden’s American Jobs Plan. Today we turn to another bold economic plan — The American Families Plan. Biden’s Families Plan invests in our kids, families, and economic future. Together with The American Jobs Plan, Joe Biden is on course to do more for Americans than […]
Continue readingLEGISLATIVE ALERT
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 […]
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