Tag Archives: Legislature
Request to Speak Training
The Coconino County Democratic Party invites you to learn about Request to Speak — a method for lobbying our State Legislature from your own computer. Our trainer is Carmen Alexander from the Phoenix-based Civic Engagement Beyond Voting organization. Seating will be limited, so please contact the office to sign up in advance. The opportunity is […]
Continue readingAction Alert: Voter Suppression Bills Up This Week
The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee will be hearing four bills that will have an adverse impact on voters if they become law. The committee meets Thursday at 9am. You can use Request to Speak to register your views or you can contact each of the committee members by phone or email as listed below. SB […]
Continue readingDemocratic Political Action!
Democratic Political Action will kick off the new election cycle discussing the current Arizona Legislative Session. Guest speakers are two political scientists – Anne Schneider and Harriet Young. Anne Scheider is Policy Coordinator of Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona (UUJAZ) and author of a weekly legislative update on social justice and education issues. Harriet Young is President […]
Continue readingWatch Out: The Arizona Legislature Is Back In Session
The Legislature reconvenes this week with legislators eager to take action that could have far-reaching effects on the people of Arizona – for good or ill. Coconino Democrats are happy to host political scientists Anne Schneider and Harriet Young for our Democratic Political Action! meeting this Thursday. Dr. Young will provide an introduction explaining how […]
Continue readingFee or Tax? Either Shows Failure
The vehicle registration fee enacted last April by Governor Ducey and the Republican Legislature is showing up on registration renewal notices and causing an internal firefight among Republicans. The underlying problem for all Arizona Republicans is their failure to recognize that governing costs money and someone has got to pay for it. In this case, […]
Continue readingMeet Our Candidates for Arizona Legislature
Meet candidates Wade Carlisle (LD-6 Senate), Felicia French (LD-6 House) and Bobby Tyler (LD-6 House). At the home of Andy Hogg and family. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks provided. Please RSVP text or call, Shannah: 928-606-7613
Continue readingDemocratic Political Action! What Matters on the Navajo Nation?
State Senator Jamescita Peshlakai (LD-7) will be our speaker this month. She will address issues of importance to the Navajo Nation and how a Democratic majority in the Arizona Legislature could help. Come and participate in this important discussion! Order off the menu or just come!
Continue readingSignificant Policy Statements from Arizona Democrats in the Legislature
We need more Democrats in the Arizona legislature to work on policies like these: “Nothing this administration hopes to gain from this draconian policy is worth the cost to a child who now must live in fear of never seeing his or her parents again.” Excerpt from AZ House Democrats’ letter to Department of Human Services […]
Continue readingWild & Crazy Things in the Legislature
It’s always nuts when the legislature is in session, especially with Sylvia Allen and Bob Thorpe and now term-limited Brenda Barton– unfortunately our legislators in LD 6 — on the loose. Thanks to our friends at Unitarian Universalist and Together We Will for following events closely. Now is the time to take action to support […]
Continue readingSylvia Allen Strikes Again
LD-6 State Senator Sylvia Allen wants to give Arizona voters a chance to decide if the current $10.50 an hour minimum wage is as high as it should ever go. This, in spite of the fact that voters just last year approved a statewide referendum to raise the minimum to $12 by 2020 and Flagstaff voters, […]
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