Request to Speak – Coconino County Democratic Party

Action 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 […]

Legislative Alerts ~ Week of March 1, 2020

There are actually more new bills this week than last, & the majority of them are not good. Get on the AZ Legislature website and RTS, call, and email. Contact info for our Coconino County representatives is below. GOVERNANCE/VOTING RIGHTS HB 2054 – OPPOSE – Creates a partisan gubernatorially-appointed commission empowered to overrule the current Citizens’ […]

RTS: 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 […]

LEGISLATIVE ALERT – WEEK OF 2/18/19

by Darrell Boomgaarden, Legislative Chair Lots going on so this will have to be brief. Use RTS (Request To Speak) Updates: SB 1320 – Oppose – transfer of ESA oversight to Treasury from Education – sponsored by D Livingston who’s wife ran unsuccessfully for superintendent of schools – a position now held by a […]

Legislative Alert: Feb 2

CONGRATULATE GOVERNOR DUCEY!! (Yes, we just said that.) The Governor VETOED the Tax Conformity Bill on Friday. This means that state taxes will not be reduced by around $200 million per year to conform to the 2017 Federal Tax Cut bill. Rather than just making technical changes to conform the Arizona tax code, the […]

Watch 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 […]