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Legislative Alert for June 20th, 2021
Happy Father’s Day! Friends, the legislative session is still ongoing but there hasn’t been much activity due to a Special Session to deal with Wildland Fire issues. In this alert we won’t list the multiple bills that are DEAD, that is bills that have died in the legislative session. There is no agreement on the […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 18, 2021
For Sen. Sinema: John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. While Sen. Sinema and Manchin have to date blocked reform of the filibuster, this week we prod Sen. Sinema to prove herself by corralling 10 Republicans to support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4). In fact, all 50 Democrats and Republican Senator […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 13, 2021
For Sen. Sinema: John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. While Sen. Sinema and Manchin have to date blocked reform of the filibuster, this week we prod Sen. Sinema to prove herself by corralling 10 Republican’s to support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4). In fact, all 50 Democrats and Republican Senator […]
Continue readingFlagstaff City Government – Legislative Alert 06/13/2021
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY JUNE 13, 2021 The Flagstaff City Council will consider the Flagstaff Carbon Neutrality Plan at the City Council meeting this Tuesday, June 15. The proposal includes a commitment by the city to achieve carbon neutral status by 2030. It is an ambitious and challenging goal. Citizen participation is encouraged. You can […]
Continue readingArizona Legislative Alert 06/13/2021
Once again, the big issue with the AZ Legislature is the budget. Governor Ducey and the Legislative leadership are firmly advocating the 2.5% flat tax to be in the budget. This week, the temporary focus will be on legislation to support the effort to fight wildfires in the state but negotiations are continuing on the […]
Continue readingArizona Legislative Alert – 6/06/2021
AZ House is scheduled to reconvene Monday, 6/7 to further attempt to get the budget with the 2.5% flat tax included passed. It does not look likely but we need to keep up our resistance. FLAT TAX IMPACT Here is a partial summary of what the 2.5% flat tax would mean to most of us. […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 6, 2021
JANUARY 6 COMMISSION FAILURE – END FILIBUSTER. Important to use the successful Republican filibuster of the bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission to urge Sinema in particular to end her refusal to reform the filibuster. Even Sen. Manchin was disgusted by the successful filibuster tweeting last Thursday that the commission met all Republican demands and there was […]
Continue readingArizona Legislative Alert – June 01, 2021
The Budget is the sole focus of the AZ Legislature lately. The House and the Senate have adjourned until June 10 (could resume with 24 hours-notice if something changes). Passage of the budget that includes the 2.5% flat tax seems problematic. The Legislature is temporarily adjourned and the President of the AZ Senate, Karen Fann, […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 01, 2021
JANUARY 6 COMMISSION FAILURE – END FILIBUSTER. Important to use the successful Republican filibuster of the bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission to urge Sinema in particular to end her refusal to reform the filibuster. Even Sen. Machin was disgusted by the successful filibuster, tweeting last Thursday that the commission met all Republican demands and there was […]
Continue readingLegislative Alert – Supplemental (STATE BUDGET!!)
MAY 25, 2021 SORRY FOR THE LATE NOTICE BUT THESE THINGS MOVE FAST AT THIS POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE CYCLE!! We oppose all of these budget bills listed below. Basically, they’re creating a 2.5% flat tax over 3 years, which will cut state revenue by $1.9B in the first year, more in subsequent years. With that, […]
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