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Republican AZ Legislative Priorities
Republicans control our Legislature by a thin margin. As a result, they can jam through some pretty awful legislation. Our Legislative Committee Chair provided this grim report at this morning's Monthly Democratic Action Meeting. 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION [...]
Biden’s Initial Actions on Guns
Today, President Biden and Attorney General Garland announced the following six initial actions to reduce the epidemic of gun violence that our nation labors under: The Justice Department, within 30 days, will issue a proposed rule to [...]
The American Jobs Plan Will Invest in America in a Way We Have Not Invested Since We Built Interstate Highways and Won the Space Race
While the American Rescue Plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief for working families, this is no time to build back to the way things were. This is the moment to reimagine and [...]
What’s in the American Rescue Plan?
The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis have undermined the health andeconomic wellbeing of American workers. Millions of Americans, many of whom are people of color,immigrants, and low-wage workers, continue to put their lives on the [...]
Stop Voter Suppression
With the American Rescue Plan set to address the economic and health crises, it's now time to turn to the For the People and John Lewis Voting Rights Acts. The bills pushed by Republican legislators to suppress [...]
Wrong-Headed Way to Reopen Economy by AZ Legislature
The Arizona legislature, dominated of course by Republicans, wants to prevent lawsuits against businesses that have ignored commonsense health guidelines during the pandemic, Lobbyists claim these restrictions are "key to Arizona's comeback." But if the normal disincentives [...]