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Federal Action Alert – April 11, 2021

For Senators Kelly and Sinema: Without filibuster reform and passing S1 and S4 all will be lost! We need to keep hammering away. Sample voice mail or email Senator Sinema: “My name is XXXX and I live in XXXXX, Arizona. It has become painfully clear to me that your desire to maintain the filibuster is […]

Coconino County Board of Supervisors Update 4/11/21

The state will open a new vaccination site at the Fieldhouse on NAU’s campus beginning April 19th for anyone in the county 16 yo and older. The Pfizer vaccine will be available. The facility will operate 7 days/week from 7 am-5 pm. Visit podvaccine.azdhs.gov beginning April 16th or call 1-844-542-8201. The County is developing a […]

Republican AZ Legislative Priorities

Republicans control our Legislature by a thin margin. As a result, they can jam through some pretty awful legislation. Our Legislative Committee Chair provided this grim report at this morning’s Monthly Democratic Action Meeting. 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUPPRESS THE VOTE: 25 bills designed to make voting more difficult – particularly voting by mail PEVL Purge […]

Eleanor Roosevelt Award Nominees

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award is presented annually to members of our community whose work and service to the people of Coconino County embody the ideals of Eleanor Roosevelt. This year we have four nominees. Our Executive Committee faced a tough choice. Their decision will be announced and the award presented on Sunday during the Grand […]

Biden’s Initial Actions on Guns

Today, President Biden and Attorney General Garland announced the following six initial actions to reduce the epidemic of gun violence that our nation labors under: The Justice Department, within 30 days, will issue a proposed rule to help stop the proliferation of “ghost guns.” The Justice Department, within 60 days, will issue a proposed rule […]

Independent Redistricting Commission Update

The next meeting of the Independent Redistricting Commission is April 6 at 9:00 am. It is expected to last well over four hours. Watch: https://youtu.be/DoKjOztKj1c Submit public comments: https://forms.gle/frUZyE8efrcRUsKZ9 (The link will be activated at about 9:10 am and remain open until just before the meeting ends.) Agenda: https://irc.az.gov/sites/default/files/meeting-agendas/4.6.21%20IRC%20Agenda.pdf Note: This will […]

Coconino County Board of Supervisors Update 4-4-21

The last Board mtg was 3/23. What follows is part of the agenda items for the April 6th Board mtg: Interesting that Coconino County Republican Party is submitting the following names for precinct members Consideration and possible action to appoint Heather Ruth Scott, Precinct 15; Amy Jo Tilly, Precinct 16; Dawn D. Brewton, Precinct 24; […]

Federal Action Alert – April 4, 2021

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks For Senators Kelly and Sinema: Pure filibuster elimination/reform: The Senate comes back in session this Monday. Let our senators know what you want with the filibuster. We literally can’t get anything of importance done without eliminating or reforming the filibuster! Sample voice mail or email FOR EITHER SENATOR: […]

Arizona Legislative Alert – 4/4/21

Over 300 bills have been introduced by Republican Legislatures across the country to suppress the vote. Arizona is doing its share – at least 25 bills to suppress the vote in Arizona are being considered. Our efforts to let the legislators know how we feel about these terrible bills seems to be having some affect. […]

Action Alert: Keep the Pressure on for Voting Rights in Arizona

It would appear that our advocacy – your direct calls and e-mails to legislators is actually having an impact in that some of these more awful voter suppression bills have met with some resistance. However, they could be brought to a vote at any point while the legislature is in session – that means we […]