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AZ Legislative Alert – October 2, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT October 2, 2023 In May, the Legislature passed a budget that appropriated $624 Million for the nation’s most expansive private school voucher program. Now, in the first months of the school year the expense for this program has exceeded its budget! As of this week, the voucher program is […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – August 9, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT August 9, 2023 STATUS UPDATE The longest and ugliest legislative session has come to a close after 204 days. It was a session filled with bad legislation that went to the Governor’s desk and was vetoed, setting a veto record, and good bills that failed to get a […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – July 10, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT July 10, 2023 STATUS UPDATE The Arizona Legislature is currently in recess until July 31. If all members collect per diem, the cost to Arizona taxpayers for this recess from June 12 to July 31 is estimated to be some $222,000. What a waste!ESA Vouchers remain uncapped. It is […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – June 19, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT June 19, 2023 STATUS UDATE The Arizona Legislature has been in session now, longer than any previous legislature. It came back into “active” presence this past week for a couple of days and has adjourned again until July 31! This is their fifth extended recess this session. While these […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – June 12, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT June 12, 2023 STATUS UDATE The Arizona Legislature is due to return to “work” tomorrow, June 12, after a month’s “vacation”. They are expected to be in session for only a couple of days to pass a few bills. They are expected to then adjourn again until August 1. […]
Continue readingAZ Legislative Alert – June 5, 2023
COCONINO COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT June 5, 2023 STATUS UDATE The Arizona Legislature remains on pause – due to reconvene on June 12 (not sure for how long). Some people think the Republican strategy is to stay in session far longer than normal – perhaps even until October. One reason for this may be […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – January 30, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks A. Demand that our Representatives support a clean raising of the debt ceiling ASAP!!Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary, has indicated that the Treasury Department has alreadybegin taking extraordinary measures to avoid a catastrophic default! These measure areexpected to suffice […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – January 23, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks A. Demand that our Representatives support a clean raising of the debt ceiling ASAP!!Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary, has indicated that the Treasury Department would needto begin taking extraordinary measures to avoid a catastrophic default as early as January19! […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – January 8, 2023
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks 1.Get our Senators to support the Reproductive Freedom for All Act! The Reproductive Freedom for All Act would codify the core protections of Roe into federal law. It would also guarantee access to contraceptives and enshrine elements of […]
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – December 18, 2022
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks A. Democrats must raise the debt ceiling NOW to stop the GOP from holding our economy hostage. Raising the debt ceiling, once considered a routine duty of Congress to pay our bills – bills that have already been […]
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