In 1990, the Heritage Fund Initiative was passed by Arizona voters by a 3-2 margin.The Heritage Alliance has fought long and hard to protect the Fund from 33 Legislative attempts to divert the funding over the course of 18 years. Since the 1990 initiative passage, the Arizona Heritage Fund grants have provided more than $318 [...]

In Al Gore’s brand-new slideshow (28 min.) given at the Feb. 2008 TED Conference, he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of “generational mission” — the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights movement [...]

After the AZ House of Representatives amended the marriage resolution to include rights for domestic partners, effectively killing the bill, Cathi Herrod and the Center for Arizona Policy launched an aggressive attack to revive the issue. [Friday], in a 6-4 vote, the House Judiciary Committee amended Bill SCR 1042, a bill that would have established [...]

DFA-MC Presents “Energized for 2008″ Dinner Sunday, April 27, 2008, 4:30pm El Penasco Restaurant 19 E Broadway Rd. Tempe, AZ 85282 Master of Ceremonies: Cynthia Black of Action Point and 1480 KPHX Special Guests: Jeff Farias, The Jeff Farias Show and Nova M Radio Sen. Sandra Kennedy, AZ Corporation Commission Candidate Supervisor Paul Newman, AZ [...]

Just counting the zeroes on the $3 trillion price tag of the Iraq War is enough to induce hyperventilation. But what does $3 trillion really mean? It’s difficult even to comprehend a number that big. Well, try filling your shopping cart with what the cost of the Iraq War could buy: healthcare for every American? [...]

Western Progress, a think tank which advances progressive solutions in the Rocky Mountain States, reported in a news brief today: A new study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute demonstrates how the gap between America’s wealthiest families and those at the bottom and in the middle has grown [...]

They say that they are pro life and yet they are pro war. They say that government should not intrude into their lives. But, they want government to intrude into your bedroom. They claim to be Christians, followers of Jesus who championed the poor; yet they champion the rich and demean the poor. They promote [...]

May 7, 2008 Wednesday 6:30pm Fuddruckers Restaurant 1928 East Highland Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85016 Candidate Speakers: Dan Saban for County Sheriff Tim Nelson for County Attorney We meet together the first Wednesday (except Jan. & July when we meet 2nd Wed.) of each month. Bring a friend and enjoy an evening of politics, activist information, [...]