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AZ Legislative Alert – February 12, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT February 6, 2023 Below is our Arizona Legislature Alert for this week. Our representatives continue to be busy – mostly suppressing the vote, imposing restrictions on public schools, arbitrary constraints on cities and counties, etc. The reason there are so many bills in this alert is that TODAY 2/6 […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – February 5, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT February 6, 2023 Below is our Arizona Legislature Alert for this week. Our representatives continue to be busy – mostly suppressing the vote, imposing restrictions on public schools, arbitrary constraints on cities and counties, etc. The reason there are so many bills in this alert is that TODAY 2/6 […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – January 30, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT January 30, 2023 Below is our Arizona Legislature Alert for this week. Our representatives continue to be busy – mostly suppressing the vote, imposing restrictions on public schools, arbitrary constraints on cities and counties, etc. Please take whatever time you can to use RTS (Request to Speak) to voice […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – January 23, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT January 23, 2023 Here is a link from Civic Engagement beyond voting explaining various bills going through the state legislature https://cebv.substack.com/p/cebv-weekly-january-23-2023 Some highlights include: Spotlight Bill 1: Attack on Direct Democracy SCR1002 would ask voters to restrict their own direct democracy powers by requiring a 60% supermajority vote for constitutional […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – January 16, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATSARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT January 16, 2023 Here is the contact information for our Legislators: AZ SENATE: LD 1 – Ken Bennett 602-926-5874 7 – Wendy Rogers 602-926-3042 6 – Theresa Hatathlie 602-926-5160 President Warren Petersen Ldr Sonny Borrelli […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – January 10, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party TAXATION HB 2003 – Livingston (R-28) – Would slash corporate taxes from 4.9% to 2.5% by 2025. Last year the legislature cut personal income taxes to 2.5% – a move that basically impacts only 9,000 very wealthy people in Arizona but that is likely […]
Continue readingAction Alert – Get Involved by Requesting to Speak
Fight for Democracy from the comfort of your own home! It’s a new year and time to start pressuring AZ lawmakers. With the Request to Speak System, you can weigh in on bills from the comfort of your couch! Arizona’s Request to Speak (RTS) is an online tool that lets everyday citizens give Arizona state […]
Continue reading2021 AZ Legislative Session Summary
The First General Session of Arizona’s 55th Legislature is OVER – for now – these same awful Legislators will get another chance in the Second General Session that begins in January 2022. Here’s a summary of what this Legislature actually did: Some GOOD: Allowing excused student absences for mental health reasons – SB 1097 – […]
Continue readingAction Alert: Urgent in AZ House
The Arizona House is back in session and bills are flying fast. Please RTS on these ASAP: SCR 1003 – OPPOSE – Would increase the exemption from property tax of property used for agriculture, trade or business from $185,000 to $1 Million. This would be a tax cut and cost the general fund about $1.5 […]
Continue readingAction Alert: Say “No” to SCR 1018
Update May 19 am: The Committee hearing on this bill was canceled. It is still available for RTS comment and we urge you to register your opposition through RTS or email. **This bill is up in the Arizona House Elections Committee on May 19. Take action now to protect the voting power of rural Arizona.** […]
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