Another Biggs looks to enter the family business

From State Affairs, written by Reagan Priest -

For Andy Biggs, Arizona elections are a family affair

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, who is running in the Republican primary for governor, might not be the only member of the Biggs family hitting the campaign trail in Arizona next year.

Mylie Biggs, the Congressman’s daughter, filed a statement of interest to run for Senate in Legislative District 14 to fill the vacant seat left by Senate President Warren Petersen, who is term-limited and running for attorney general. 

Mylie currently works at the Arizona Free Enterprise Club.

The rest is behind a paywall.

She filed a statement of interest on 6/18 -

She formed a committee for the run on 6/20 -

If she wins election to the state legislature, we may learn the answer to one question -

Does the Arizona Free Enterprise Club issue 1099s to its pet legislators, or do they just use brown paper bags?

As of right now, she's only candidate for LD14 State Senate (no SOIs or committees), but it's early still.

The highest priority of the Arizona legislature seems to be welfare for the wealthy

While the Republicans in the Arizona State Senate and the Republicans in the Arizona State House are involved in a bit of tiff over the state's budget (crafting competing budget proposals), they agree on one thing - public monies should be used not for public benefit, but for lining the pockets of the already wealthy.

Neither budget proposal reins in the state's budget-busting school voucher/ESA program.

Also, HB2704 is still alive.  That bill originated in the House, but was amended in the Senate.  As such, it has to be returned to the House for them to approve the changes.  Since those changes make a heretofore bad bill worse (for the public, anyway), I expect them to do so, maybe even doing so before they vote on a budget.

The bill is all giving public money to billionaire Ken Kendrick.

From Fourth Estate 48 on Substack -

Amended Chase Field Deal Still Favors Team, Raises Long-Term Taxpayer Burden

Arizona lawmakers advanced a heavily amended version of HB2704 late last night, significantly reshaping the stadium financing bill but retaining many of the same concerns raised in earlier versions. While the new amendment adds clearer oversight and more guardrails, it ultimately extends and inflates public funding for Chase Field upgrades — offering the Diamondbacks flexibility while placing a larger long-term burden on Arizona taxpayers. The Senate didn’t vote until very late, but approved it with bipartisan support 19-11. The bill now awaits a House vote — which won’t happen until at least Monday, as lawmakers adjourned without taking action on the $17.6 billion budget package.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/22/2025

Well, the Senate has adjourned for the year without the House passing a budget.  The House slated to consider one on Monday, but if they don't, or if anything they pass differs from what the Senate has passed, a special session may be necessary.

From AZ Mirror, written by Caitlin Sievers -

Political chaos erupts as Arizona Senate passes budget and ends session unilaterally

The Arizona Senate has officially ended its work for this legislative session after passing its budget bills in a marathon of amendments and votes on Thursday, just hours after a tentative agreement with Republicans in the House of Representatives fell apart and that chamber went home. 

The day was marked by long-winded speeches and fiery disagreements both between and within political parties. Just minutes after voting on the final budget bill a little before 2 a.m. Friday,  the Senate took a bipartisan vote to end the session — also known as sine die. That vote comes before the House has voted on the budget bills that just passed through the Senate, forcing the chamber to confront the June 30 deadline to pass the budget on its own. 

Schedules can, and frequently do, change at any moment when the legislature is in session.  So pay attention.

Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.

Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to spread propaganda.  Other bills may be more conventionally bad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority).  My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.

Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally also at 1 p.m.  Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.

Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible.  Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.

Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments.  Those involve inserting language that replaces the entirety of a bill.  Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previously harmless bill become a very bad one. 

On Monday, 6/23 

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Senate Director Nominations meets at 1:15 p.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills; one director nomination, Karen Peters, AZ Department of Environmental Quality.

It's on the schedule for now, but given that Senate has bugged out, this one may be cancelled.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/15/2025 UPDATE

Like an infestation of athlete's foot fungus, THEY'RE BAAACK.

The lege isn't on hiatus any longer and the people of Arizona are back in jeopardy.

Well, as predicted, the committee schedule has changed.

On Tuesday, 6/17  

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Senate Appropriations meets at 9:30 a.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: 18 bills, including 16 budget bills.  There are two SCR bills on the agenda; SCR1041 would lift the aggregate expenditure limit for public schools in FY2026 and SCR1042 would do the same for FY2027.  Both have clauses requiring a 2/3 vote for passage.

House Rules meets at 1 p.m. in HHR4.  On the agenda: two bills, neither budget-related.

House Appropriations meets at 2 p.m. in HHR1.  On the agenda: five bills, four with strikers. The striker to HCR2031 would change it to a proposal to submit to voters a pay raise for teachers, including those employed by charter schools; the one for HCR2058 would, conditioned on voter approval of the first measure and this measure, do many things, including increasing reporting requirements related to teacher salaries on schools; the one for SB1082 would bar a "foreign principal from a designated country" from owning or acquiring real property in AZ (without identifying the country); and the one for SB1470 would freeze enrollment in and reduce funding for AHCCCS.

On Wednesday, 6/18 

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Senate Director Nomination meets at 10 a.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills, one director nomination - Karen Peters for the Department of Environmental Quality.

Former legislator Eric Descheenie forms a committee to challenge Eli Crane for a seat in Congress

Guessing that he may run on a "not a bigot" platform.

Crane can't.

On 5/30, Descheenie filed with the FEC for a Democratic run at the AZ2 Congressional seat that's current held by Eli Crane (R-Stone Bigot)

Crane may be a Trumpkin, but Descheenie has dealt with Trumpkins before.

Arizona: Far more pro-choice than anti-choice

From Pew Research Center -

Americans’ views on abortion differ by state

Nearly three years have passed since a 2022 Supreme Court decision overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. The ruling gave states new discretion to restrict or ban abortion.

Today, public opinion on whether abortion should be legal or illegal varies considerably from state to state, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. That survey, the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, was large enough to break out results in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, although the margins of error for the state-level estimates are much larger than for the survey’s national estimates.

Arizona was covered later in Pew's article.

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I'd say Pew's research/polling on this topic is pretty accurate - they have pro-choice views in AZ leading by 28% over anti-choice views and in 2024, Proposition 139 (regarding constitutionally guaranteeing access to abortion services) passed by, wait for it... just over 28%.

From the AZ SOS -

Glad we don't live in Arkansas.

[Edited on 6/15 to add] -

The proposition passed by a little less than 24%.  Still a resounding victory, but when I make an error, I'll correct it and own it.

[ /End edit]

Gotta love it when extremist Rs eat other Rs

Maybe the new GOP symbol should be from Medium (note: I don't agree with the author's "both sides" premise. but I like the pic)- 

From Arizona Capitol Times, written by Reagan Priest, dated 6/10 -

Freedom Caucus announces primary challengers for 

Arizona Corporation Commission

Two Republican state representatives announced their plans to challenge two incumbent Corporation Commissioners in 2026, saying the two commissioners have not done enough to support President Donald Trump’s energy agenda and protect ratepayers. 

Reps. David Marshall, R-Snowflake, and Ralph Heap, R-Mesa, were recruited by Arizona Freedom Caucus Chair and state Senator Jake Hoffman to run against Republican commissioners Kevin Thompson and Nick Myers. The two commissioners were first elected in 2022 and are eligible to run for a second term next year.

Note: Ralph Heap is the father of Justin Heap (R-MAGA), the current Maricopa County Recorder.

Hoffman recruited Marshall and Heap to run in the R primary because he feels that Thompson and Myers, as bad as they are, aren't Trumpy enough.

He's also recruited Kimberly Yee, the current (and termed out) AZ state treasurer, to mount a primary challenge to Tom Horne, the incumbent AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction.

He has recruited Rep. Alexander Kolodin to challenge incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes for AZ Secretary of State.  Kolodin may face a primary is his quest to the R nominee for SOS.

Hoffman has endorsed Andy Biggs in the R primary for governor (Dear Leader hedged his bets and endorsed the two major candidates in that race which kind of obviates that move by Hoffman),  Given Biggs' noted inability to fundraise means that he'll need Hoffman more than the basically self-funding Karrin Taylor Robson will.

In fact, the only race where Hoffman hasn't issued an endorsement (at least, not that I can find) is the race for AZ Attorney General.  Fellow state senator Warren Petersen is running in that one.  Or maybe I should say "Senate President Warren Petersen."

Hoffman isn't likely to do something to tick him off while both are members of the state legislature.

Note: as of this writing, neither Marshall nor Heap have formed committees for their runs at ACC slots; however, both have filed Statements of Interest with the SOS.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/15/2025

There's only one committee meeting on the schedule at this point, but the budget bills have dropped.  Things could be added to the schedule at any time.  And even if they're not, there will lots of glad handing/arm twisting going on behind the scenes.

Schedules can, and frequently do, change at any moment when the legislature is in session.  So pay attention.

Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.

Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to spread propaganda.  Other bills may be more conventionally bad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority).  My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.

Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally also at 1 p.m.  Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.

Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible.  Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.

Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments.  Those involve inserting language that replaces the entirety of a bill.  Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previously harmless bill become a very bad one. 

On Monday, 6/16 

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Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court Orders meets at 9 a.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills, no presentations.  Just some remarks and public testimony about orders from family court.

On Tuesday, 6/17, Wednesday, 6/18, and Thursday, 6/19 - Nada.  For now.

The House version of the budget is about a certain faction in the House membership getting their hate on for the "other."  I expect that the final budget will change,  Their hate won't.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/8/2025 UPDATE

Well, the budget logjam seems to have been broken, though the original Senate and House versions of the budget may have some differences.

First, the Senate activity.

On Friday, 6/13 

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Senate Rules meets at 11:45 a.m. in (Senate) Caucus Room 1.  On the agenda: no bills, one item.

The House has introduced 15 budget-related bills, starting with HB2947.

Now the fun/popcorn eating begins. :)

If MAGA ideology can't win elections, simply bypass elections

Anyway, according to MAGA types, elections that they don't win are rigged.

From Arizona Agenda, written by Nicole Ludden and Hank Stephenson -

The classroom coup

In the whirlwind of last year’s elections, you probably weren’t too focused on the Maricopa County School Superintendent race.

In case you missed it, MAGA Republican Shelli Boggs won the position, which comes with the power to appoint new school board members to vacant seats across the county's 58 school districts.

From the website of the Maricopa County School Superintendent -

Nine current school board members have been appointed to their positions, but at least a couple were appointed by Boggs' predecessor, Steve Watson.

Caveat: I live in Phoenix Union High School District's Ward 3 (PUHSD), whose representative was, in fact, appointed by Watson.. She seems to be well qualified for the gig.

On the other hand, that can't be said about Jeremiah Cota,  Boggs' most recent appointee.

From the website of the PUHSD governing board -

As near as I can tell, he's never held public office or even run for one (to be fair, I only looked at general election results in Maricopa, Apache and Yavapai counties, so I could have missed something).

In other words, it seems that his only education-related qualification is profiteering from the privatization of schools.  From the AZ Corporation Commission -

He may not be an honorable public servant or even a decent human being, however.

From a 2020 Arizona Republic article, written by BrieAnna Frank, about him costing the job of an employee at a Scottsdale Bath and Body Works store -

Supporting a candidate IS NOT a bad thing, usually.  

However, given Cheeto's propensity for committing crimes while in office, that support doesn't speak well of the character of his supporters.

Edited on 6/9 to add -

As of this writing, he hasn't formed a committee for a run at an elected term.

End edit.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/8/2025

Not much is on the lege's schedule as yet, though the budget could drop at any time.

Schedules can, and frequently do, change at any moment when the legislature is in session.  So pay attention.

Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.

Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to spread propaganda.  Other bills may be more conventionally bad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority).  My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.

Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally also at 1 p.m.  Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.

Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible.  Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.

Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments.  Those involve inserting language that replaces the entirety of a bill.  Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previo

On Monday, 6/9 - Nada.

On Tuesday, 6 10 

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Senate Education and Technology meets at 9 a.m.is SHR1.  On the agenda: no bills, two board nominations:

Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera for the State Board of Education 

Felipe Jose Garcia for the Arizona Board of Regents

Senate Director Nominations meets (finally!) at 10:30 a.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills, one director nomination - 

Kimberly Ann O'Connor for the Arizona Department of Homeland Security

It's not yet on the schedule, but the legislature has been conducting floor activity on Wednesdays.  They did so last Wednesday and I expect that they will continue to do so, at least until a budget drops.

Then all hell will break loose.

One bill that may make a return is SB1230.  It failed last Wednesday on a roll call vote, but was approved for reconsideration by a voice vote.

The bill would mandate funding for clinical trials of marijuana, and as it would alter a voter-passed measure, it needs a 3/4 vote from each chamber of the legislature to pass into law.

It reached that threshold in the Senate (barely!) but didn't quite reach that threshold in the House.

My guess? 

Even if the supporters of the bill get the votes of every member who missed the original vote AND are are able to change the minds, and votes, of a few of the opponents, they still won't reach the needed threshold of 45 votes.

In other words, it may not actually return

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/1/2025 UPDATE

Tomorrow, 6/5, Senate Director Nominations was scheduled to meet, but that's been pulled from the schedule.  

Guess the nominee for the Arizona Department of Homeland Security doesn't have strong enough ties to neo-Nazi movement to suit the Rs on the committee.

On Friday, 6/6 -

Joint Legislative Audit Committee meets at 9 a.m. in SHR109.  On the agenda: no bills; reviews and discussions of three audits.

Definition of a political "own goal": Sleeping thru the gutting of American society

I don't know who will emerge from the Democratic primary in CD1, but incumbent R David Schweikert is already writing an ad for the challenger.

From the Arizona Agenda, written by Peter Aleshire, Nicole Ludden, and Hank Stephenson -

Budget hawks down

[snip}

Republican Rep. David Schweikert slept through the late-night vote — but said he would have supported the bill had he been awake.

Other outlets have it, too.

From KTAR, written by Kevin Stone - 

Arizona Republican admits sleeping through vote on massive bill: ‘It’s embarrassing’

Arizona U.S. Rep. David Schweikert confirmed that he missed this week’s House vote on a massive bill central to President Donald Trump’s agenda because he fell asleep.

“It’s embarrassing,” the northeast Valley Republican told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s The Mike Broomhead Show on Friday.

There ARE many things that Schweikert should be embarrassed over; sleeping through the sacrifice of the constituents in his district is just one of them.

A top of the ballot race may not be the best place for a candidate w/o elected office experience to start their electoral career

This doesn't apply to Presidential elections, only to U.S. Senate seats from AZ and the Arizona governorship, which are usually the highest level Arizona-based offices on a ballot in AZ.

It's also not a partisan thing as both Ds and Rs fall on both sides of this.

Lastly, when I say "no experience in lower-level offices", I'm not talking about school board or city/town council seats (with one exception) - I didn't look that far into the background of any candidate.

It's not absolutely true - people with experience in lower-level elected offices have lost races for higher office*, and at least one person with no experience in elected office has won a top-of-the ballot race.

* = usually they ran against incumbents or other people with experience in lower-level elected offices.

In the following list, an asterisk (*) next to a candidate's name means that candidate won the race.

"Nada" means that neither office was on the ballot.  I believe that the next time that will happen is 2032..

The races (I started in 1994 because I moved here in 1993) -

Twice, Kari Lake has run for office (2024 [Senate] and 2022 [Governor]), and twice she has lost.

She's not running for governor again, but the two main candidates in the R primary for that office in 2026 exhibit some of the same weaknesses as her.

Andy Biggs, former legislator and current Congressman, is disliked by most people who meet him.  As is Lake.

Karrin Taylor Robson is a rich/famous person looking to buy an elected office.  As was Lake.

Cheeto has famously endorsed both, which may help them in a Republican primary.

However, given his monetization of public service for himself (and his allies) and his cratering of it for everyone else (ya know,  the public), that endorsement may not help in a general election (I'm presuming that one of them will win the primary).

In 2022, D Mark Kelly defeated R Blake Masters for US Senate.  Masters was widely seen as a carpetbagger serving as a rich guy's tool/proxy and had never been in elected office.

In 2020, D Mark Kelly defeated R Martha McSally for a US Senate seat.  While Kelly had no experience in public office and McSally was a member of Congress, he was retired from the military and could pick the brain of his wife, former member of Congress and state legislator, Gabby Giffords.  Those things seem to have helped him.

In 2014 and 2018, R Doug Ducey defeated both Ds David Garcia and Fred Duval in their runs for governor.  In 2018, Ducey was an incumbent; in 2014,he may not have been an incumbent, but had one term as state treasurer under his belt.  While Garcia and Duval had stretches in public life, neither had been in elected office.

In 2012, R Jeff Flake defeated D Richard Carmona for US Senate.  Carmona had public service behind him, but Flake was a member of Congress.

In 2010, R Jan Brewer defeated D Terry Goddard for governor.  While he had been in elected office before and she was an unelected incumbent as Governor.  However, she had been Secretary of State and in the state legislature.

In 2010, R John McCain defeated D Rodney Glassman.  While Glassman had previously been part of the Tucson City Council, McCain was an incumbent.

Glassman changed his party registration (many years ago) and, in 2026, will be running for state Attorney General as a Republican.

Glassman may be able to run as a uniter - the one thing that activists in both major parties can agree on is that most of them dislike him.

In 2006, R Jon Kyl defeated D Jim Pederson for US Senate.  Kyl was an incumbent; Pederson had never been in office.

In 2006, D Janet Napolitano defeated R Len Munsil.  She was an incumbent; he had never been in office.

In 2004, R John McCain defeated D Stuart Starky for US Senate.  McCain was an incumbent, and, to the best of my knowledge, Starky has never been in office.

2004 was before I became politically active, so my knowledge is spotty.

In 2002, D Janet Napolitano defeated R Matt Salmon.  At that point, he was a member of Congress but she had run statewide and been Attorney General.

In 1998, R John McCain defeated D Ed Ranger for US Senate.  McCain was an incumbent, and, to the best of my knowledge, Ranger has never been in office.

In 1998, R Jane Hull defeated D Paul Johnson.  While he had been mayor of Phoenix, she was an unelected incumbent who had been Secretary of State and in the state legislature.

In 1994, R Jon Kyl defeated D Sam Coppersmith for US Senate.  Kyl was an incumbent; Coppersmith had never been in office (so far as I know).

In 1994, R Fife Symington defeated D Eddie Basha for governor. Symington was an incumbent; Basha was a grocery magnate.

In short, the vast majority of races hold true to the title of this post, with a couple of noted exceptions.

Get out your popcorn and watch your wallets: Kimberly Yee is in the race for AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction

From Arizona Agenda, written by Hank Stephenson and Nicole Ludden

Horne gets flanked

The Freedom Caucus slate is almost complete.

Ever since MAGA candidates swept the polls in November, Republican state Sen. Jake Hoffman has been preparing for 2026 by drafting or latching on to Republican candidates to take back the statewide offices the GOP lost in the 2022 midterm election.

Yesterday, Hoffman introduced his newest Freedom-Caucus-backed candidate: Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee.

[snip]

Her angle? Horne is too weak on school vouchers.

On 5/27, she filed a Statement of Interest with the AZSOS.

As of this writing she hasn't formed a new committee/updated an old one for this run.

Yee is looking to unseat Horne in the R primary for Hoffman, who went looking for a viler human being than Horne.

Apparently, he found one in Yee, who has pledged to continue the school voucher grift.

Interestingly, Hoffman, in a tweet on X, referred to the school voucher program as "wildly popular."

From the same article from Arizona Agenda (I'm not on X) -

"Wildly popular"?

Maybe with the people who benefit from the grift.

With the people who pay the freight?

Not so much.

Legislative schedule - week starting 6/1/2025

Right now, there's nothing on the official schedule, but Rs in the legislature and the Ds in Governor Hobbs' office are busily negotiating a budget deal, which could drop at any time.

Schedules can, and frequently do, change at any moment when the legislature is in session.  So pay attention.

Note: HHR refers to a hearing room in the House building; SHR refers to one in the Senate building.

Note2: Generally, I'll only specify bills that look to spread propaganda.  Other bills may be more conventionally bad (think: corrupt or other misuses of public monies and/or authority).  My recommendation is that if an agenda covers an area of interest to you, read the entire agenda.

Note3: Each chamber's respective Rules Committee meets on Monday, the House's in HHR4, generally at 1 p.m. and the Senate's in Senate Caucus Room 1, generally also at 1 p.m.  Both committees serve as rubber stamps for bills leadership wants to be advanced and gatekeepers for measures that leadership wants stopped.

Note4: Meeting start times may be listed, but are flexible.  Before journeying to the Capitol or viewing the meeting online, verify the start time.

Note5: Watch for strikers, or strike everything amendments.  Those involve inserting language that replaces the entirety of a bill.  Those can be introduced at any time and can make a previously harmless bill become a very bad one. 

What's old is new again. New/Old political term: Logrolling

From Merriam-Webster, emphasis added by me -

The planned giveaway of public funds to Derrick Hall, owner of the Diamondbacks, is still alive.

From Civic Engagement Beyond Voting's weekly newsletter -

[snip]

The bad: stadium giveaway in the budget. Lawmakers’ pay-to-play billionaire stadium giveaway, currently stalled amid an outpouring of fierce public opposition, may get stuffed into the budget. This practice of lumping together various potentially unrelated provisions, known as “logrolling,” is intended to effectively force lawmakers to support measures they would otherwise oppose.

Of course, the likelihood of the giveaway being approved by the legislature and governor hasn't stopped apologists for the wealthy from doing some fearmongering.

From Arizona Sports -

Arizona Chamber of Commerce president doesn’t want D-backs to become ‘Utah Pika’

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ proposed tax recapture bill, according to multiple accounts, is in the final stages of approval in the Senate. But until it passes a vote of approval, there will be concern lurking for the D-backs and the small businesses in downtown Phoenix that Chase Field supports.

Arizona Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Danny Seiden on KTAR News 92.3’s The Mike Broomhead Show presented the urgency he sees with the still-tenuous situation.

Seiden likes to proclaim that he's "pro-Arizona" (in fact, he did so during this interview), but he's more pro-profit than pro-Arizona.

All of this inspired me to send a message to Governor Hobbs on the topic via her website.  My message was short and sweet.

The content of that message -

Governor Hobbs -

Please don't allow the rolling of a giveaway of public money/a stadium deal into the budget.

Taking public money away from public purposes and using it to line private pockets doesn't benefit society in any way, shape, or form.

I have very little influence with Governor Hobbs and the folks around her (OK -none:) ), so two things won't surprise me (not a prediction of events, but these developments wouldn't be shocking, either):

1. The giveaway of public money to pay for renovations for a billionaire's plaything while public services are cut may happen.

Regardless of public opposition to the scheme.

2. It's early, so a 'big name" may yet jump into the race and mount a primary challenge to Governor Hobbs.)

I *do* recommend that all readers send a message to Governor Hobbs.  The legislature and its members can be counted on to ignore the will of the people; Hobbs may not do so.