Tucson Mayor & Council appoint Rocque Perez II to vacant Ward 5 Council seat
Ward 5 Councilman Richard Fimbres, in his 4th term, retired due to health reasons on May 1, 2025. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the 5 member Council met today (May 6) and appointed Rocque Perez II to the vacant seat, to be filled till December 1, 2025. Five men applied for this place holder vacancy. … Read more
Democrats Voted for Some Bad Bills, but AZ Rep. Alma Hernandez Sponsored a Terrible One
From May 5th, CEBV Newsletter: (Emojis omitted for technical reasons) One of our tasks is to hold our allies accountable. This section calls out those who voted in favor of harmful bills. We ask them to heed and do better. Alma Hernandez (D-20), Consuelo Hernandez (D-21) and Lydia Hernandez(D-24) for voting YES on SB1025 on the House floor. This bill would … Read more
Dem Legislators and Public Ed Activists Shun Republican School Voucher Poison Pill
Following a forceful response from Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan to the Republican behind the scenes scheming to “enshrine” their welfare for the rich entitlement program known as the Empowerment Scholarship Account Private School Voucher System in the State Constitution, Legislative Democrats gathered with public school activists to call attention to the MAGA ‘hijacking” of … Read more
Public Service Announcement from Doctor Who to Ignore Disreputable “News Sources” that Thrive on Misinformation
The second season of Doctor Who with Ncuti Gatwa in the title role is one of the better ones in the last several years. Of course, people on the extreme right end of the political spectrum have taken issue with the direction of the show, first with the casting of the first female Doctor, Jodie … Read more
With Other State Attorney Generals, Kris Mayes Sues the Musk/Trump/Vance/Kennedy Regime to Restore HHS Funding and Wind Energy
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with other state legal heads, are proceeding with lawsuits to get the Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee to retreat on their war to make America weak and a third rate nation. Today (May 5, 2025,) Mayes and other State Attorney Generals announcing two efforts to stop the American Duce and his … Read more
Surprise Surprise: The Twice Impeached Convicted Felon Said “I Don’t Know” When Asked if He Would Follow the Constitution
In an interview with Meet the Press’s Kristen Welker that has drawn praise for exposing (for like the millionth time) Donald Trump’s deranged mental state, the below exchange has drawn the most attention since it first aired this morning. In a word. Duh. It would have been surprising if this person would have said he … Read more
MAGA Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature Want to Put Welfare for the Wealthy Private School Vouchers in the State Constitution
In a move probably prompted by a friendly Trump regime in Washington and the perception that the United States Supreme Court may be about to grant access for religious charter schools to receive public monies in Oklahoma, Arizona MAGA Republican legislators are seeking to formalize the existence of Empowerment Scholarship Private School Accounts in the … Read more
