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Creeping Authoritarianism Can Be Stopped — if people vote

The Trump Administration is quickly moving to consolidate power without regard to the rule of law. This is why Jeff Sessions remains as Attorney General in spite of the misstep of recusing himself from the Mueller Investigation. Thursday night, in the face of objections by three career Justice Department attorneys, the Justice Department filed a […]

Facts Not Slogans Support Invest in Ed Initiative

A letter written by Ann Heitland and published in today’s Arizona Daily Sun lays out the arguments on both sides of the Invest in Education initiative, for which petitions are circulating now. On the one side, there are fiscal facts; on the other are tired old slogans: The opponents of the Invest in Education Initiative have […]

Statement on the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision

From the Arizona Democratic Party’s LGBTQ Caucus: The Supreme Court Of The United States ruling in the MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, LTD. v. COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION case did NOT give any person or business the right to discriminate based on their deeply held religious beliefs. The court held that the process the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop […]

Americans for Prosperity Has Money to Burn

Americans for Prosperity made a contribution to Flagstaff’s local paper last week: A full-page ad calling out our Democratic Congressman for alleged inaction on the trillion dollar national debt that’s coming down the pike due to Republican tax legislation enacted last December. AFP has money to burn for ridiculous propaganda, but Flagstaff Democrats aren’t taking […]

Significant Policy Statements from Arizona Democrats in the Legislature

We need more Democrats in the Arizona legislature to work on policies like these: “Nothing this administration hopes to gain from this draconian policy is worth the cost to a child who now must live in fear of never seeing his or her parents again.” Excerpt from AZ House Democrats’ letter to Department of Human Services […]

Keep Track of Candidate Filings Here!

The deadline for filing candidate nominating petitions is tomorrow, May 30, at 5 p.m. This is for everyone from U.S. Senator to precinct committeeman, with the exception of Special District candidates (like fire and school boards). For federal, statewide, and state legislative races, you can watch the nominating petitions roll in — and check their […]

Trump’s “America First” Policy Is Putting America Last

Trump’s foreign policy is a reckless, unfolding disaster. It’s isolating the United States and hurting our economy. Long-time allies are remaking their alliances without us. Trump killed his Korea summit with rushed negotiations, lack of message discipline, conflict among his senior aides, and the general absence of the meticulous planning that typically leads to diplomatic […]

Republicans Can’t Even Pass A Farm Bill

“The farm bill itself became practically a sideshow, despite its importance to agriculture and the significant changes it would institute to food stamp programs.” WAPO, 5/18/18. The first job of the majority party in Congress is to govern and Paul Ryan’s House of Representatives has repeatedly failed — this morning’s vote is just another example. Republican’s […]

Coconino Voices: Constitution, in context, limits right to bear arms

Excerpts: The NRA has previously provided and could continue their valuable service of teaching adolescents and adults how to safely handle firearms. The NRA can educate young adults that firearms are not play toys, should only be used on a human perpetrator when necessary to protect other human life, and that despite the attractiveness of […]

Update on Ballot Initiatives: Supporting Democratic Values

Newcomers to Arizona from eastern states often wonder what all the fuss about ballot initiatives is. Arizona became a state at the height of the Progressive Era in American history so the populist principle that citizens could initiate their own laws was enshrined in our State Constitution. Republicans in the legislature have tried to undermine […]