LD18s awesome team of 20+ successful letter-to-the-editor writers continues to fill the Arizona Daily Star with commonsense Democratic opinions. Keep them coming, my friends! LD18 has created a Letter Writer Brigade headed by 1st Vice Chair Ricky Sage. Join the movement by emailing Ricky at [email protected]
By Kim Bayne Did you know that every year over four million young individuals reach the age of 18 and most of them are eligible to register to vote before they finish high school? In Arizona, fewer than 15 percent of our state’s high school seniors or graduates are actually registered. Most of those who … Read more
Below are excerpts of Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’s remarks at the LD18 Democrats on July 25, 2023: This is not just a call from the Secretary of State. This is a call from one of the state’s leading Democrats. Listen carefully, Democrats, we need to get it together. We need to register voters, as … Read more
by Jacolyn Marshall, a Democratic volunteer in Oro Valley Health & Safety• FDA recommends next Covid vaccines only protect against newest XBB variants dominant worldwide.• Agriculture Department provides millions in investment funds to farmers and food businesses to improve markets, create and strengthen jobs,control food prices, and improve nutrition.• FDA deems lab-grown meat safe and … Read more
Sunday, July 16, at 10 am at 115 North Church at the Tucson January 8 Memorial site. Manny and Patricia are the parents of Juaquin Oliver, who was murdered at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day 2018. Manny and Patricia honor “Guac” and all victims of gun violence with their … Read more
June was a banner month for LD18 to get letters published in the Daily Star. Encouraged by Lori Cinnamond, LD18’S Strategy and Data Lead, at least six of our letter-writing heroes had their opinions published. Kudos to: “Let’s keep up the momentum, get out your pens and let the presses roll!” said LD18 PC and Volunteer Development … Read more
“I’ve almost no words to describe what Canadian mining giant Hudbay is doing to the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson, AZ,” said Russ McSpadden of the Center for Biological Diversity. “The first 20 seconds of the video show the Rosemont side, then the ridge line, then the west side. Hudbay plans to remove 2.5 miles … Read more
“Well-funded Christian Nationalist movements tap into their ideology for political action that directly threatens US democracy. And I believe, it’s also a threat to Christianity itself,” said attorney Amanda Tyler at a recent live event that attracted hundreds of attendees at the Loft Cinema in Tucson. Christian Nationalism is an unholy blend of fundamentalist religious … Read more
Saturday, June 17 LD18’s three legislators met an inquisitive crowd of constituents at a Coffee With Constituents Chat at Beyond Bread on Speedway on June 17, 2023. Rep. Chris Mathis, Rep. Nancy Gutierrez and Sen. Priya Sundareshan fielded questions about school vouchers, light rail in Phoenix, flipping the Legislature, the power of letters to the … Read more
by Ojas Sanghi It was not higher fees that killed Tucson’s Prop. 412. Instead, it was the Democratic, liberal vote — the climate vote — that tanked this proposition. The climate-concerned electorate may not have been all the voters against Prop 412, but they were the deciding group. If TEP, the Mayor and Council wish … Read more