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URGENT ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT
January 14, 2022 PRODUCED BY THE COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE While we continue to urge you to take action in support of the federal Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act before Tuesday, January 18, 2022, when the U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up this critical legislation, […]
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 readingLegislative Alert for May 16, 2021
Friends, the legislative session is typically over by this time each year but there are a large number of bills that are still alive because of party-line votes in which just one vote pushes forward bills that we do not support as Democrats. It’s important to contact Governor Ducey to sign or veto any legislation. […]
Continue readingMID-WEEK UPDATE: LEGISLATIVE ALERT
March 31, 2021 STRIKERS HAVE CHANGED OLD BILLS INTO TOTALLY NEW CHALLENGES! CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS NOW TO LET THEM KNOW YOUR OPINION ON THESE BILLS!! HB2140 – OPPOSE – subject to a striker that would make it a class 3 felony for a doctor to provide an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, just […]
Continue readingWrong-Headed Way to Reopen Economy by AZ Legislature
The Arizona legislature, dominated of course by Republicans, wants to prevent lawsuits against businesses that have ignored commonsense health guidelines during the pandemic, Lobbyists claim these restrictions are “key to Arizona’s comeback.” But if the normal disincentives for negligent behavior are removed during a pandemic, won’t that discourage people from coming out of their homes […]
Continue readingCory Gardner. Joni Ernst. Thom Tillis. Lindsey Graham. What do they all have in common?
They are all former state legislators. They are far-right Republicans. They are all sitting United States Senators. While we have good hope of unseating at least some of them in November, let’s look to the future and see if we can learn something about how they got there. Today’s Daily Kos makes good points in […]
Continue readingAction Alert: Get the Legislature Back to Work!
Call the Officials Listed below: “My name is __________ I live in ____________, zip code _________. I’m calling to urge that the Legislature be called back into session ASAP. They, and they alone, can deal with a number of critical issues that need to be addressed in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some examples […]
Continue readingLegislative Alerts ~ Week of February 24, 2020
Most of these bills are not available for Request to Speak since there are only a few committees meeting this week. The bills are transitioning from one house to the other this week so most of these are scheduled for floor votes this week. We recommend that folks e-mail or call the legislators to express […]
Continue readingRTS: How to Use the Magic Lobbying Tool
Our Legislative Committee offers help sessions on Sunday afternoons at the Cornish Pasty. Learn to use the Arizona Request to Speak system to lobby our legislature! (Contact Marie Sansone at (928) 380-7105, if you have any questions re these tips, or find any errors). RTS = Request to Speak BSI = Bill Status Inquiry For added […]
Continue readingTake Action: Oppose Senator Allen’s Sex Ed Bill
Are you ready for Request to Speak? Well, it’s ready for you! And we have a great bill to start with: Senator Sylvia Allen (R-LD 6) has introduced SB 1082, which would prohibit any sex education before 7th grade, strips the word homosexuality, and mandates a focus on abstinence. Instead of ensuring that our kids’ […]
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