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		<title>“Phoenix’s Best Days Have Arrived”: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers an Optimistic, Cautionary, and Forward Agenda in Her Annual State of the City Address</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saying Phoenix&#8217;s best days have arrived and the future is here, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego delivered her annual State of the City Address before a packed house of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel on Third Street. In her usual mix of optimism, policy wonkiness, and forward vision, Mayor Gallego summarized ... <a title="&#8220;Phoenix&#8217;s Best Days Have Arrived&#8221;: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers an Optimistic, Cautionary, and Forward Agenda in Her Annual State of the City Address" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/phoenixs-best-days-have-arrived-phoenix-mayor-kate-gallego-delivers-a-optimistic-cautionary-and-forward-agenda-in-her-annual-state-of-the-city-address/" aria-label="Read more about &#8220;Phoenix&#8217;s Best Days Have Arrived&#8221;: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers an Optimistic, Cautionary, and Forward Agenda in Her Annual State of the City Address">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Representative Yassamin Ansari Fights Back Against Smears on Her, Her Family, and Her Staff</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arizona House Congress member Yassamin Ansari (CD3), issued a strong statement against Trumpist allies who are launching attacks on her, her family, and her staff after she filed articles of impeachement against the Defense Secretary. She is a Congresswoman who has spent much of her 16 months in Congress: Please read the statement below: &#8220;I ... <a title="Representative Yassamin Ansari Fights Back Against Smears on Her, Her Family, and Her Staff" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/representative-yassamin-ansari-fights-back-against-smears-on-her-her-family-and-her-staff/" aria-label="Read more about Representative Yassamin Ansari Fights Back Against Smears on Her, Her Family, and Her Staff">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hungary and Arizona</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nelson Morgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What does Hungary’s electoral tsunami mean for Arizona? Hungary is far away, it’s a country, not a U.S. state, and it is different from us in many, many other ways. But we can learn from what just happened there, especially as we contemplate moving past the Trump era. A pro-democracy candidate, Peter Magyar[1]&#160;not only&#160;defeated Orban, ... <a title="Hungary and Arizona" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/hungary-and-arizona/" aria-label="Read more about Hungary and Arizona">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Iran has Survived Invading Tyrants for 6,000 years. It will Survive Trump too.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Human civilization began between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East, including Iran. For 3,000 years, Persia (now Iran) has survived foreign invaders, from Alexander the Great to the British Empire. So when petty tyrant Trump said, &#8220;A whole civilization will die tonight&#8221; on April 7, you have to laugh. Get real. The ... <a title="Iran has Survived Invading Tyrants for 6,000 years. It will Survive Trump too." class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/iran-has-survived-invading-tyrants-for-6000-years-it-will-survive-trump-too/" aria-label="Read more about Iran has Survived Invading Tyrants for 6,000 years. It will Survive Trump too.">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>For Two-Faced Juan Ciscomani, Your Rise in Health Insurance Costs is No Big Deal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Overmyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Remember when Juan Ciscomani was going to save the day for some of his hard-working constituents and others in America left in the lurch by H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Rammed through a Republican Congress last year to make all the GOP’s fondest dreams (tax cuts for the rich, Medicaid ... <a title="For Two-Faced Juan Ciscomani, Your Rise in Health Insurance Costs is No Big Deal" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/for-two-faced-juan-ciscomani-your-rise-in-health-insurance-costs-is-no-big-deal/" aria-label="Read more about For Two-Faced Juan Ciscomani, Your Rise in Health Insurance Costs is No Big Deal">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Attorney General Kris Mayes Makes Her Case for Re-Election as the Lawyer for All the People of Arizona</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A champion for reproductive freedom. &#160;A crusader for senior citizen protections from elderly home abuse and online scams. A defender of public safety, presiding over the largest seizure of fentanyl within Arizona’s boundaries in history. A proponent of protecting Arizona’s groundwater supply from foreign investors and the narrow-minded individuals in the state who allow this ... <a title="Attorney General Kris Mayes Makes Her Case for Re-Election as the Lawyer for All the People of Arizona" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/attorney-general-kris-mayes-makes-her-case-for-re-election-as-the-lawyer-for-all-the-people-of-arizona/" aria-label="Read more about Attorney General Kris Mayes Makes Her Case for Re-Election as the Lawyer for All the People of Arizona">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorse Jo Mendoza for Congress in CD6</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Democrats of Greater Tucson (TheDGT.org) endorses Jo Mendoza for Congress, and will work to see her elected. She spoke to a cheering crowd at a Happy Hour celebration for Veterans, co-sponsored by VetsFWD and DGT. (See the photo gallery below for the April 15, 2026, event.) “As a Marine, I took an oath to defend ... <a title="Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorse Jo Mendoza for Congress in CD6" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/democrats-of-greater-tucson-endorse-jo-mendoza-for-congress-in-cd6/" aria-label="Read more about Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorse Jo Mendoza for Congress in CD6">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, 19 Apr 2026 04:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Science Fiction writers and filmmakers are sometimes accurate seers and prophets of how humanity and technology will evolve. Read Jules Verne&#8217;s From the Earth to the Moon and see how the NASA scientists learned from it. Look at Issac Asimov&#8217;s I Robot and fast forward to a First Lady of the United States walking down ... <a title="What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-with-the-profileration-of-ai-read-and-watch-science-fiction/" aria-label="Read more about What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Governor Katie Hobbs Expands Affordable Child Care Access for Arizonans</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump may think spending money on ballrooms and arches dedicated to his memory is a higher priority than day care, but Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has a different perspective on the main responsibility of public servants. Helping people. In a series of executive actions yesterday as part of her Governor’s Bright Futures AZ initiative, ... <a title="Governor Katie Hobbs Expands Affordable Child Care Access for Arizonans" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/governor-katie-hobbs-expands-affordable-child-care-access-for-arizonans/" aria-label="Read more about Governor Katie Hobbs Expands Affordable Child Care Access for Arizonans">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Time to Buy an EV and Invest in Clean Energy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is that old saying? Necessity is the mother of invention in times of great need. Or maybe it should be a new proverb: affordability is the father of forward progress as Donald Trump&#8217;s war on clean energy, including ending subsidies for electric vehicle purchases and investments in solar and wind projects, coupled with his ... <a title="Time to Buy an EV and Invest in Clean Energy" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/time-to-buy-an-ev-and-invest-in-clean-energy/" aria-label="Read more about Time to Buy an EV and Invest in Clean Energy">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elon Musk Wants Mars. He Hasn’t Finished With Earth Yet.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Miklofsky Bayne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk has embedded himself in the key systems shaping life on Earth, from space launches to global communications to public discourse. At what point does one man have too much influence?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Have a 420Fest Gummy and Break the Mass Deportation Machine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At 420Fest this Saturday, look for volunteers from Pima County Justice for All and sign their petition to fight Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine. Justice for All aims to put a public defender in Immigration Court in Tucson. The group has 2/3 of the signatures they need, but the July 2026 deadline is fast approaching. The ... <a title="Have a 420Fest Gummy and Break the Mass Deportation Machine" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/have-a-420fest-gummy-and-break-the-mass-deportation-machine/" aria-label="Read more about Have a 420Fest Gummy and Break the Mass Deportation Machine">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Fights for Public School Funding and Mars  Exploration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Busy day for Mark Kelly and his team today, as the Senior Arizona Senator helped introduce legislation to prevent federal taxpayer dollars from being shifted from public schools to private ones. The former Astronaut, with other Democratic Senators, and after the successful Artemis II Mission circling around the Moon, also called on the Trump Administration ... <a title="Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Fights for Public School Funding and Mars  Exploration" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/arizona-senator-mark-kelly-fights-for-public-school-funding-and-mars-exploration/" aria-label="Read more about Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Fights for Public School Funding and Mars  Exploration">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Insight Arizona Podcast Talks with Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz About the Pima Board’s Concerns and Under-Oath Questions for Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Andrew and I had an in-depth talk with Pima Co. Supervisor Matt Heinz about the serious concerns about the actions of Sheriff Nanos administration of the Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s department. From improper interference with his own election, unusual and problematic handling of the rape of a PCSO Deputy by her own supervising Deputy Sergeant, problems ... <a title="Insight Arizona Podcast Talks with Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz About the Pima Board&#8217;s Concerns and Under-Oath Questions for Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/insight-arizona-podcast-talks-with-pima-county-supervisor-matt-heinz-about-the-pima-boards-concerns-and-under-oath-questions-for-pima-sheriff-chris-nanos/" aria-label="Read more about Insight Arizona Podcast Talks with Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz About the Pima Board&#8217;s Concerns and Under-Oath Questions for Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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