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What Is the “Invest in Education” Ballot Initiative?

It’s a gamble on a tight deadline. An advocacy group has filed an initiative with the Secretary of State called the “Invest in Education Act” that would go on the ballot in November if 150,642 signatures are raised between now and July 5. That’s a lot of signatures! The Dark Money ballot intiative has been […]

“We Don’t Need No Education”

Thanks to Nobel-Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman for writing yesterday’s column in the New York Times explaining why Republicans ended up at war with America’s schoolteachers. Here are some excerpts: “At the state and local levels, the conservative obsession with tax cuts has forced the G.O.P. into what amounts to a war on education, and in […]

Too much pulp, not enough substance

Democrats [do] stand together for their own policies of fair taxes across all income groups to pay for a national government that provides an equitable justice system, conservation of national resources, respect for all peoples, and excellent education in every neighborhood. Why don’t the papers report that? Read more from Harriet Young’s Letter to the […]

Democrats Propose Funding for Infrastructure with a Better Tax Plan

#Ever since Republican’s crammed their tax bill down Americans’ throats at the end of 2017, they have been looking for ways to pay for the $1.5-$2.1 trillion dollar deficit that their new law is projected to create. House Speaker Paul Ryan has his eye on cutting Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid. Trump plans to gut […]

Pelosi Visits Arizona – Delivers Message on Taxes and Deficit

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi visited Arizona this week to deliver this message: The GOP plan couldn’t be clearer: Explode the deficit by passing a Tax Scam that puts the wealthiest first Pretend to panic about the massive deficit fueled by the Tax Scam Use deficit caused by tax scam to take from Medicare, Medicaid, […]

What Democrats Believe on Taxes

What Dems Believe on Taxes Republicans need to get serious about actual tax reform and join Democrats in promising that not one penny in tax cuts should go to giant corporations or the 1%. Democrats know that our elected officials are supposed to serve the people they represent. That’s why we will continue fighting for […]

To Fix Roads, Change Legislature | Letters |

Regarding I-17/I-40 road conditions (article and opinion published 10/23), I’d like to encourage fellow readers to take ownership of this problem and become part of the solution. We have taken our public facilities for granted for too long, and we are paying for it. Be willing to pay for public works – many Flagstaff residents […]

Tax plan hurts working families | Letters | azdailysun.com

Congress passed a budget that makes $4 trillion in cuts to programs, many of which help our families. This would be detrimental to the families in our community and our local economy.We need our elected officials to stand up against this awful tax plan! True tax reform would create policies that boost working families, not […]

Take Action: Stop the Tax Bill

(This article has been updated with additional information and references.) Republicans plan to ram a tax bill through Congress before Thanksgiving. We need to give this as much protest as we gave to their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Call, write, and fax every day between now and Thanksgiving. Never before has a […]

GOP Budget

Yesterday, House Republicans narrowly passed a partisan budget resolution that will harm hardworking families in order to push through a massive tax giveaway for big corporations and the top 1%. Last week, their Senate colleagues voted for this resolution without any Democratic votes. This budget resolution is the first step toward enacting costly tax cuts […]