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Carlisle the right choice for senator in LD6
Sylvia Allen’s official candidate statement says “On education, I have served as chairman of the Senate Education Committee, passed legislation in support of teachers, children and administrators. Voted for the the teacher salary increase and more funding for the schools.” Sylvia Allen is not a friend of education. She has consistently opposed higher salaries for […]
Continue readingLD-6 Campaign Update: 800 Doors Knocked in One Day
White Mountain Democrats knocked on more than 800 doors in Payson on Saturday to help win the Legislative District 6 race, which is critical to winning control of the Arizona Legislature. Helping Wade Carlisle defeat State Sen. Sylvia Allen while also to defeating (Where’s Bob) Thorpe and McDaniel by electing Bobby Tyler and Felicia […]
Continue readingKeep 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 […]
Continue readingLD-6 Is Key to Changing Arizona
As we’re focusing on how to change our legislature, it seems timely to revisit some facts about LD-6. Our district is one of the eight most competitive in the state. If we can flip all three seats from Republican to Democratic in LD-6, it will make a huge difference for the entire state. All of […]
Continue readingBarton Enters LD-6 Senate Race
LD6 Representative Brenda Barton(R) has said she plans to file paperwork to challenge LD6 Senator Sylvia Allen(R). Assuming both candidates get their signatures, this would create a contested primary in the LD6 Senate race. We can hardly wait for a primary debate because it will be really hard to find any daylight between these two extreme right-wing […]
Continue readingTo Fix Roads, Change Legislature | Letters |
Regarding I-17/I-40 road conditions (article and opinion published 10/23), I’d like to encourage fellow readers to take ownership of this problem and become part of the solution. We have taken our public facilities for granted for too long, and we are paying for it. Be willing to pay for public works – many Flagstaff residents […]
Continue readingSylvia Allen’s Charter School Gets F Rating in 2017 School Letter Grades Report
Phoenix–The 2017Arizona school letter grades have been released and LD-6’s Senator Sylvia Allen’s charter school, the George Washington Academy, received an F grade. Senator Allen is the co-founder of the George Washington Academy, a kinder-6th grade school in Snowflake, Arizona, as well as the head of the Senate’s Education Committee. Senator Allen is also on […]
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