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Gubernatorial Debate
Nearly 500 people filled Sinagua Middle School Auditorium on August 7 for a debate among the three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Arizona Governor. Voters will choose the nominee in the primary election which is now underway and concludes on the final Election Day of August 28. Candidates Steve Farley, Kelly Fryer, and David […]
Continue readingWhat Gets the Votes
The campaign season is already on fire and we’re blazing a trail to win. This is, therefore, a good time to review the work that has to be done. Republicans in this state, and in Legislative District 6, had a significant voter registration advantage going into this campaign cycle. That’s narrowing by the day as […]
Continue readingIt Can Get Worse Than Michele Reagan, truly
At a recent debate ahead of Arizona’s Aug. 28 Republican primary for Secretary of State, businessman Steve Gaynor advocated for banning the printing of ballots and other election materials in Spanish, arguing that they should only be in English. Furthermore, Gaynor called for repealing the 1975 amendment to the federal Voting Rights Act that, thanks to a history of […]
Continue readingH.R. 610 Proposes Radically Reactionary Changes to Education
Here is more example of the axiom that Elections Have Real Life Consequences. Republicans in the U.S. House propose to eliminate the 1965 law requiring equal access to education and the school lunch standards set in 2012. DeVos proposes to expand school vouchers, undermining public education. If the Republican Senate and House pass this bill, […]
Continue readingCarlisle the right choice for senator in LD6
Sylvia Allen’s official candidate statement says “On education, I have served as chairman of the Senate Education Committee, passed legislation in support of teachers, children and administrators. Voted for the the teacher salary increase and more funding for the schools.” Sylvia Allen is not a friend of education. She has consistently opposed higher salaries for […]
Continue readingDemocrats smart enough to counter Republicans’ money
Flagstaff folks may not have “ungodly” amounts of money, as the Republican National and State Party has targeted us with, but we do have brains and we do have numbers: Over 500 locals attended the Democratic Governors Debate at Sinagua Middle School on Tuesday. The “Blue Wave” are smart enough to know that Republican leadership […]
Continue readingMoney-filled campaigns ruin free market theory
I was about to write a critical analysis of the theory known as “free market economics” when I saw the front page of the Arizona Daily Sun. The picture of the dark money hired hands, lolling about, taunting Flagstaff, crystallized for me the main flaw of free market economics. In reality, nothing about this market […]
Continue readingMiddle class left paying for cuts to social programs
Wednesday’s editorial on the gutting of social programs was the clearest presentation of the march to destroy the social safety net that I’ve seen to date. NPR ran a program Wednesday morning focused on the 50-year plan of the Kansas Koch brothers to reduce government and drown it in the bathtub, according to one of […]
Continue readingUpdate on Statewide Ballot Initiatives
You can follow the progress of signature verification for all ballot initiatives here. Also, arguments for and against — to be included in the official Secretary of State Voter Guide were due July 11 and are available online at the same link (below the signature count charts).
Continue readingBrace for 2019 Premium Increases Due to GOP Sabotage of the Affordable Care Act
The average marketplace enrollee will pay about $1,000 more for health insurance than they should due to mandate repeal and the short-term plan rule. For those living in Arizona’s Congressional District 1 the increase will be higher. Depending on our age and family situation, our health insurance premium will go up between $1500 – $5250 […]
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