I am trying to start to start the New Year off on a positive note, but reality, which you can see with your own eyes, is sadly refuted by many people. It is very difficult to understand why the Republican ...
Read More »Trump points a big finger at Brnovich in Florence
IN THIS ARTICLE: Pressure on Brnovich, Trump shouts-out Masters, Kern defiant on alternate electors, Lake talks George Washington Arizona Republicans methodically hammered claims the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump at a rally in Florence on Tuesday, putting the ...
Read More »Ex-politician in prison for adoption scheme loses appeal 
A former Arizona politician in prison for running an illegal adoption scheme in three states involving women from the Marshall Islands has lost an appeal of one of his sentences. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a ...
Read More »The Criminalization of Politics
Striking the right balance is hard. But there should be a strong presumption in favor of leaving politics – and its inherent passions and prejudices – at the courthouse door. Criminalizing politics doesn't just poison our government and undermine our justice system. It imperils our nation as a whole.
Read More »Be wise with your vote, money this election
As for those who have money to spare, contributing to local candidates in heated races would prove to be the most impactful way to reach their desired outcome in an election. So as the 2020 general election nears, make sure to spend your money and vote wisely to have your values represented in Arizona politics.
Read More »Cut out politics, make public health priority
The results from ignoring scientific warnings is a metastasizing virus. When will ignorance give way to the educated? Cut out the politics and make the health and safety of your family, friends, and neighbors your number one priority.
Read More »Hugo Polanco: Bringing the personal touch to politics, lobbying 
As Hugo Polanco sees it, all of Arizona’s lobbying firms are either bipartisan, nonpartisan, or conservative. Well, all but one: Creosote Partners, a progressive lobbying firm where Polanco became the newest addition in July.
Read More »We need climate action to protect our future
In Phoenix, as people go about their business and make conversation, climate isn’t likely the top water cooler topic, much less that we are facing an existential climate crisis of our own making: drastically altered climates, extreme heat and weather, relentless and extreme loss of biodiversity, vanishing forests and catastrophic wildfire threats. And that’s just here in Arizona.
Read More »The Breakdown: Fun with funds
Affordable housing advocates scored a win this legislative session after lawmakers voted to reverse a decade-long trend of capping the state Housing Trust Fund’s budget.
Read More »The Breakdown: Wrap it up already
The 2019 legislative session is finally behind us. Or is it?
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