THE ISSUE: During the November 2008 election, the payday industry tried to pass Proposition 200 in Arizona – an initiative that would have allowed the payday lenders to bleed hard-working Arizonans with 400 percent interest rates forever. Arizona voters said “No!” to the payday lenders – loud and clear – rejecting Proposition 200 by a [...]
Conservative courts may soon invalidate the matching funds provision of Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections Act. Longtime foes of Clean Elections view this as their opportunity to end public campaign financing in Arizona and return to a time when big-money was the primary factor deciding who would represent our communities in legislative and statewide elective offices. [...]
Ninety activists were trained at the DFA Campaign Academy. They learned everything from creating a field plan, to creating an ASK list, to ASKing, to dealing with the media. I expect we will have some winning candidates in 2010. What is next for DFA-MC? We will continue our push for healthcare reform and fight the [...]
A bill to change the AZ Constitution to prevent health care changes such as Universal Health Care in Arizona may be back on the ballot. A form of the 2008 Prop 101 is being discussed on March 4 in the House health committee. This promotes for profit health care. Come to the DFA-MC meeting Wednesday, [...]
Andrea Dalessandro, Candidate for LD 30 House, has written an excellent opinion piece on the Stop Payday Loans initiative: In 2000, many legislators were hoodwinked into allowing payday loans in Arizona. The law is set to expire, or “sunset,” in 2010 but Senate Bill 1239 seeks to postpone the ban until 2012. The leadership of [...]
Phoenix voters will be asked to vote for continuing improvements in their parks and mountain preserves, without an increase in taxes. The initiative, known as the Phoenix Parks and Preserves Initiative (PPPI), will be Proposition A in the city election on Tuesday, May 20. It will be paid for by extending the 0.1 % sales [...]
