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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Wednesday June 11, 2025 ( 10 items )  

"Rep. Juan Ciscomani Fights Like Hell For His Constituents ... Until He Votes" [Arizona Republic Opinion]
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Rep. Juan Ciscomani Fights Like Hell For His Constituents... Until He Votes" [Arizona Republic Opinion] * "Say one thing. Vote the opposite." Spineless Juan Ciscomani talks a big talk when he's on the campaign trail - but fails to live up to his own promises when it comes time to vote... * TOUTING HIS FALSE "COMMITMENT" TO MEDICAID: Ciscomani's plan would also enact the large  more

Analysis: Republicans to Raise Costs, Cut Jobs With Reckless Tax Package
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * ANALYSIS: Republicans to Raise Costs, Cut Jobs with Reckless Tax Package Senator Gallego Releases Three Reports Laying Out the Impacts to Arizonans * WASHINGTON - As Republicans in Congress are working to pass their reckless tax package, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is sounding the alarm on how this will cause chaos in Arizona communities. "Arizonans just want to get ahead and p  more

CAIR-AZ Calls on Governor to Veto Anti-Free Speech Bill
WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-AZ Calls on Governor to Veto Anti-Free Speech Bill * The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Arizona (CAIR-AZ), the state chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, strongly condemns Arizona House Bill 2867 (HB2867) as a dangerous attack on free speech and academic freedom and calls on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to   more

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Latest Analysis - 342,000+ Arizonans Would Lose Health Care Under Schweikert, Crane, Ciscomani Plan
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * LATEST ANALYSIS: 342,000+ Arizonans Would Lose Health Care Under Schweikert, Crane, Ciscomani Plan Bipartisan analysis shows that Republican plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires would kick more than 342,000 Arizonans off their health insurance * New data from the bipartisan Joint Economic Committee shows just how devastating David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani's   more

Free Speech, Religious Liberty, Family Advocates Support VT Families Stripped of Foster-care Licenses
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 11 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Free speech, religious liberty, family advocates support VT families stripped of foster-care licenses ADF attorneys represent two families excluded from foster-care system because of their commonplace beliefs about human sexuality * NEW YORK - Free speech and religious freedom advocates, groups speaking out on th  more

Gallego Releases Statement on Trump Deploying National Guard to LA
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Releases Statement on Trump Deploying National Guard to LA WASHINGTON - In response to reports that the Trump Administration deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to counter protesters in Los Angeles and threatened to deploy active-duty Marines, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: "When due process was followed and only criminals were being targeted, there was littl  more

Gallego, Colleagues Demand Answers on Cuts to Vital Consumer Price Data
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Demand Answers on Cuts to Vital Consumer Price Data The administration's announcement that it is collecting less consumer price data comes as the President's reckless tariffs are causing prices to rise * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led eight of his colleague is calling out the administration and demanding answers regarding the recent announ  more

Iowa Governor Signs Bill Protecting Student 'Released Time' for Religious Instruction
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 10 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Iowa governor signs bill protecting student 'released time' for religious instruction The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' signing Friday of HF 870, a bill that protects the right of parents to have their child briefly excu  more

Powering Arizona's Remarkable Growth
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 11 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * Powering Arizona's Remarkable Growth As Arizona's population and economy continue to grow, so does the state's appetite for electricity. APS's customer base, which for decades leaned heavily residential, is now more diversified than ever before. A robust increase in commercial and industrial customers in our service territory - including new chip manufacturing and expanding data center operations - is le  more

Senator Gallego Pens Op-Ed in La Opinion: "The Great Betrayal"
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Senator Gallego Pens Op-Ed in La Opinion: "The Great Betrayal" Senator Gallego Calls Out Trump and Rubio for Stripping Legal Status from Venezuelans and Cubans * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) published an op-ed in La Opinionnewspaper condemning President Donald Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio forterminating of the humanitarian parole program for Venezuelans and Cubans.  more