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CEBV RTS 2.0 Bills 2024: February 5, 2024
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more CEBV RTS 2.0 Bills 2024 The good bills are out there. Let’s lift them up. MELINDA MERKEL IYER FEB 4 If you’re a regular reader of the CEBV Weekly, you’re doubtless tired of seeing so much tinfoil-hat nonsense on legislative committee agendas every week. “Where are all the good bills?” […]
Continue readingAction 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 […]
Continue readingLegislative 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’ […]
Continue readingRTS Victory!
Bob Thorpe withdrew his voter suppression bill thanks to quick action by many concerned citizens. Thanks for responding to yesterday’s Call to Action. Here’s what the RTS report looked like after your good work. And, many of you called and used Resistbot!
Continue readingUrgent Action Alert: Bob Thorpe Dirty Trick
Bob Thorpe is sneaking his voter suppression bill — aimed at college students but also applying to snowbirds or folks who go north in the summer and military personnel – into the House Technology Committee for a vote tomorrow morning. He couldn’t get it through a committee that has jurisdiction over the subject matter, so […]
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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