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AZ Legislative Alert – July 10, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT July 10, 2023 STATUS UPDATE The Arizona Legislature is currently in recess until July 31. If all members collect per diem, the cost to Arizona taxpayers for this recess from June 12 to July 31 is estimated to be some $222,000. What a waste!ESA Vouchers remain uncapped. It is […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – July 10, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks FEDERAL ACTION ALERT –July 10, 2023 A. Demand Krysten Sinema stop sacrificing airline safety for airline cash! Senator Sinemahas teamed up with Republican colleagues to weaken the rules on how many hours of safety training pilots must complete […]
Continue readingMedia Matters – Philip Bump
by Linda Guarino One of my favorite columnists is Philip Bump. He is a political commentator for the Washington Post with a focus on the numbers behind politics. One recent column I particularly liked is here. He explains why favorability polls should be read with a dose of skepticism. You may have noticed that Robert […]
Continue readingSocieties Crumble When They Loose Diversity
A letter to the Editor published in the AZ Daily Sun by Bryan Bates The fundamental characteristic of life is diversity. In ecosystems, speciesrichness enables energy and nutrient flow thru communities and thus determines the health of the biological system.In human systems, those societies which embrace diversity enable the flow of ideas, science, economics, art […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 26, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks FEDERAL ACTION ALERT –June 26, 2023 A. Urge both Congress and our Senate Representatives to increase TEFAP funding in the2023 Farm Bill to help food banks meet rising demand!! TEFAP stands for theEmergency Food Assistance Program. The federal […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – June 19, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT June 19, 2023 STATUS UDATE The Arizona Legislature has been in session now, longer than any previous legislature. It came back into “active” presence this past week for a couple of days and has adjourned again until July 31! This is their fifth extended recess this session. While these […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 19, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks FEDERAL ACTION ALERT –June 19, 2023 A. Demand our House and Senate Representatives pass the EQUALITY ACT! There is analarming surge in discriminatory attacks against LGBTQ+ people so far this year. A totalof 417 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 12, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks FEDERAL ACTION ALERT –June 12, 2023 A. Demand our House and Senate Representatives pass the EQUALITY ACT! There is analarming surge in discriminatory attacks against LGBTQ+ people so far this year. Over400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – June 12, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT June 12, 2023 STATUS UDATE The Arizona Legislature is due to return to “work” tomorrow, June 12, after a month’s “vacation”. They are expected to be in session for only a couple of days to pass a few bills. They are expected to then adjourn again until August 1. […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – June 5, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks FEDERAL ACTION ALERT –June 5, 2023 Sen. Mark Kelly: Call (202) 224-2235 (DC); Email via his website athttps://www.kelly.senate.gov/contact/. Tag the Senator at @senmarkkelly.Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Call (202) 224-4521 (DC) or (602) 598-7327. Email via her website athttps://www.sinema.senate.gov/contact-kyrsten. Tag […]
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