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		<title>Mo Goldman Stands Up in Defense of Rocque Perez in Contentious LD 20 AZ House Race</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crossposted by permission of the author from Facebook: &#8220;In Defense of Rocque Perez A wise person once stated, &#8220;character is defined by choices and the lessons drawn from them. True growth happens when you turn missteps into wisdom and triumphs into humility, continually refining your moral compass.&#8221; We learn from our past actions and we ... <a title="Mo Goldman Stands Up in Defense of Rocque Perez in Contentious LD 20 AZ House Race" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/mo-goldman-stands-up-in-defence-of-rocque-perez-in-contentious-ld-20-az-house-race/" aria-label="Read more about Mo Goldman Stands Up in Defense of Rocque Perez in Contentious LD 20 AZ House Race">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mendoza Warns Democracy is Under Attack, Calls on Democrats to “Answer the Call”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Future Democratic Congresswoman JoAnna Mendoza delivered a forceful defense of democracy, warning that the United States faces one of the most consequential moments in its history and urging supporters to mobilize against growing threats to truth, accountability and democratic institutions. She spoke before 200 enthusiastic Democrats at the annual Udall Dinner on May 30 in ... <a title="Mendoza Warns Democracy is Under Attack, Calls on Democrats to “Answer the Call”" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/mendoza-warns-democracy-is-under-attack-calls-on-democrats-to-answer-the-call/" aria-label="Read more about Mendoza Warns Democracy is Under Attack, Calls on Democrats to “Answer the Call”">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tales of ICE: Three Brave Women, One Cowardly Congressman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Overmyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[71-year-old great-grandmother rejoins her family after nearly a year in ICE custody. (Photo credit, Arizona Republic). Here are the stories of three women who fell into the custody of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE, as it is now known by everyone), who should have been free. They all have in common imprisonment at ... <a title="Tales of ICE: Three Brave Women, One Cowardly Congressman" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/tales-of-ice-three-brave-women-one-cowardly-congressman/" aria-label="Read more about Tales of ICE: Three Brave Women, One Cowardly Congressman">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Watch Clean Elections debates for contested Dem races in LD 20 and 21</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Classen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There aren&#8217;t many contested Democratic legislative races in Southern Arizona in 2026, only in LD 20 and 21. LD 20 Senate: Alma Hernandez (House Rep.-termed out) vs. Rocque Perez, former Ward 5 Councilman LD 20 House (2 seats), 4 Dems running: Genoveva Diaz, Ben Koehler, Sally Gonzales (State Senator &#8211; termed out) and Betty Villegas, ... <a title="Watch Clean Elections debates for contested Dem races in LD 20 and 21" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/watch-clean-elections-debates-for-contested-dem-races-in-ld-20-and-21/" aria-label="Read more about Watch Clean Elections debates for contested Dem races in LD 20 and 21">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cartoons of the Week</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Maitland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 07:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Do You Really Want People like School Board Member Kimberly “Heil heil” Fisher in a Position to Shape Your Children’s Minds</title>
		<link>https://blogforarizona.net/do-you-really-want-people-like-school-board-member-kimberly-heil-heil-fisher-in-a-position-to-shape-your-childrens-minds/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=do-you-really-want-people-like-school-board-member-kimberly-heil-heil-fisher-in-a-position-to-shape-your-childrens-minds</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a lesson in why it is important for voters to carefully review the positions and background of every candidate for public office, be it the President of the United States or an individual running for school board. The case of Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board Member Kimberly Fisher clearly demonstrates this ... <a title="Do You Really Want People like School Board Member Kimberly &#8220;Heil heil&#8221; Fisher in a Position to Shape Your Children&#8217;s Minds" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/do-you-really-want-people-like-school-board-member-kimberly-heil-heil-fisher-in-a-position-to-shape-your-childrens-minds/" aria-label="Read more about Do You Really Want People like School Board Member Kimberly &#8220;Heil heil&#8221; Fisher in a Position to Shape Your Children&#8217;s Minds">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Democrats Unite Behind Soto, Volk and Lyon in Pivotal LD17 Legislative Races at Tucson Endorsement Event</title>
		<link>https://blogforarizona.net/democrats-unite-behind-soto-volk-and-lyon-in-pivotal-ld17-legislative-races-at-tucson-endorsement-event/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=democrats-unite-behind-soto-volk-and-lyon-in-pivotal-ld17-legislative-races-at-tucson-endorsement-event</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enthusiastic&#160;Democrats&#160;from across Southern Arizona unified in a show of support for candidates&#160;Edgar Soto for State Senate&#160;and&#160;Kevin Volk and Holly Lyon for State House&#160;in Legislative District 17 at a May 27 endorsement event at Brother John’s Beer, Bourbon &#38; BBQ. The event brought together dozens of&#160;energized&#160;Democrats&#160;who aim to flip the battleground district to blue. Rep. Kevin ... <a title="Democrats Unite Behind Soto, Volk and Lyon in Pivotal LD17 Legislative Races at Tucson Endorsement Event" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/democrats-unite-behind-soto-volk-and-lyon-in-pivotal-ld17-legislative-races-at-tucson-endorsement-event/" aria-label="Read more about Democrats Unite Behind Soto, Volk and Lyon in Pivotal LD17 Legislative Races at Tucson Endorsement Event">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Becomes Jimmy Carter: Iran War, Inflation, and a Presidency in Free Fall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump spent years mocking Jimmy Carter as the embodiment of weakness, inflation, and foreign-policy failure. Now he has become Carter. That’s the devastating conclusion reached by Rolling Stone in its latest analysis, “How Donald Trump Became Jimmy Carter,” in which author Matt Bai argues that Trump’s presidency is being consumed by the same forces ... <a title="Trump Becomes Jimmy Carter: Iran War, Inflation, and a Presidency in Free Fall" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/trump-becomes-jimmy-carter-iran-war-inflation-and-a-presidency-in-free-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Trump Becomes Jimmy Carter: Iran War, Inflation, and a Presidency in Free Fall">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Outside Group Uses Pima GOP as a Stooge to Sue to Allow Loud Megaphones and Fake Police at Voting Locations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a squeak of disruption, the Pima County Republican Party filed a lawsuit to allow it to set up earsplitting propaganda and let disrupters dress up as police to deter, intimidate, and harass voters. The stooge plaintiff offered up by the enfeebled party is two-time loser Pima Republican Chair Kathleen Winn. She lost her primary ... <a title="Outside Group Uses Pima GOP as a Stooge to Sue to Allow Loud Megaphones and Fake Police at Voting Locations" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/outside-group-uses-pima-gop-as-a-stooge-to-sue-to-allow-loud-megaphones-and-fake-police-at-voting-locations/" aria-label="Read more about Outside Group Uses Pima GOP as a Stooge to Sue to Allow Loud Megaphones and Fake Police at Voting Locations">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mayor Kate Gallego Discusses the City of Phoenix’s Affordability Agenda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A week after the Phoenix City Council unanimously passed a budget that focuses on affordability, and days before Phoenicians celebrate 602 day, a June 2 event where more than 350 organizations offer events or deals like 6.02% discounts or items as low as $6.02, Mayor Kate Gallego graciously interviewed with Blog for Arizona and discussed ... <a title="Mayor Kate Gallego Discusses the City of Phoenix’s Affordability Agenda" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/mayor-kate-gallego-discusses-the-city-of-phoenixs-affordability-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor Kate Gallego Discusses the City of Phoenix’s Affordability Agenda">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hobbs Campaign Team Reacts to Republican Ill-Informed Condemnation of Governor’s First Two Re-Election Ads</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[That did not take long. Within hours of Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs&#8217;s re-election campaign releasing their first two ads of the 2026 political season, the Republican Governors Association&#8217;s Communication Director, Kollin Crompton, sent out an email press release condemning them, writing: &#8220;Good morning,&#160; Katie Hobbs is back with her first ad of the 2026 election ... <a title="Hobbs Campaign Team Reacts to Republican Ill-Informed Condemnation of Governor&#8217;s First Two Re-Election Ads" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/hobbs-campaign-team-reacts-to-republican-ill-informed-condemnation-of-governors-first-two-re-election-ads/" aria-label="Read more about Hobbs Campaign Team Reacts to Republican Ill-Informed Condemnation of Governor&#8217;s First Two Re-Election Ads">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Amelia Gallitano Hopes to Win Arizona’s LD Two Senate Seat Running on the Affordability Agenda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 02:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The word for the political season at the Arizona State Capitol for Democrats in the Executive Tower and Legislative Chambers is affordability.&#160; Governor Hobbs is running for re-election, touting in part the programs she has overseen that have made life more affordable for Arizonans.&#160; Legislative Democrats, led by leaders Priya Sundareshan and Oscar De Los ... <a title="Dr. Amelia Gallitano Hopes to Win Arizona’s LD Two Senate Seat Running on the Affordability Agenda" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/dr-amelia-gallitano-hopes-to-win-arizonas-ld-two-senate-seat-running-on-the-affordability-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Dr. Amelia Gallitano Hopes to Win Arizona’s LD Two Senate Seat Running on the Affordability Agenda">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Calling CD Three “Resilent”, Representative Yassamin Ansari Delivers Her First State of the District Address</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 01:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a packed Memorial Hall at Steele Indian School Park filled with constituents, activists, and political leaders, Arizona Congressional District Three House Representative Yassamin Ansari, the youngest woman in Congress, delivered a rousing State of the District Address, which focused on her first year achievements, what she would like to do for Arizonans in the ... <a title="Calling CD Three &#8220;Resilent&#8221;, Representative Yassamin Ansari Delivers Her First State of the District Address" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/calling-cd-three-resilent-representative-yassamin-ansari-delivers-her-first-state-of-the-district-address/" aria-label="Read more about Calling CD Three &#8220;Resilent&#8221;, Representative Yassamin Ansari Delivers Her First State of the District Address">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hobbs Re-Election Team Releases First English and Spanish Ads of the Campaign</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs&#8217;s re-election team has released the first two ads for the 2026 campaign. The first one is called &#8220;Work&#8221; and highlights Governor Hobbs&#8217;s working and middle class roots and what she has accomplished in her first term to help Arizonans. Below is the transcript of the ad: &#8220;HOBBS: My parents didn’t make ... <a title="Hobbs Re-Election Team Releases First English and Spanish Ads of the Campaign" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/hobbs-re-election-team-releases-first-english-and-spanish-ads-of-the-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Hobbs Re-Election Team Releases First English and Spanish Ads of the Campaign">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Mini Me Ken Paxton Wins Republican Primary over Four Term Incumbent John Cornyn; HOW</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How? That is a question many asked after voters, despite the track record, decided to elect Donald Trump to the Oval Office again. That should be the question people should be asking after the ethically flawed, morally bankrupt, and criminally corrupt Trump Mini Me Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton trounced four term incumbent John Cornyn ... <a title="Trump Mini Me Ken Paxton Wins Republican Primary over Four Term Incumbent John Cornyn; HOW" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/trump-mini-me-ken-paxton-wins-republican-primary-over-four-term-incumbent-john-cornyn-how/" aria-label="Read more about Trump Mini Me Ken Paxton Wins Republican Primary over Four Term Incumbent John Cornyn; HOW">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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