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LD27 Democrats - Glendale, Peoria and NW Phoenix AZ
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Our mission is to elect qualified Democrats to local, county, state, and federal offices, to create an Arizona free from extremism.
3 AZ House members are within the Tennessee margin, including CD8 Abe Hamadeh. Let's send them all packing in 2026!
That’s a whole lots of House Republicans with “danger zone” margins.
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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That will bring the minimum wage in most parts of the country to just over $17 USD per day. In parts of the country near the border with the United States, the new minimum wage will also increase by 13%, to just over $24 USD.
Mexico will increase its minimum wage by 13% in 2026
That will bring the minimum wage in most parts of the country to just over $17 USD per day. In parts of the country near the border with the United States, the new minimum wage will also increase by 1...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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On Monday, Dec 8th, the State Board of Education will vote on Supt. Horne’s proposal to gut critical components of AZ teaching and bilingual education standards, using Trump’s anti-DEI Executive Order as an excuse to continue his decades-long attacks.
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
On this day in 1847 escaped slave-turned-abolitionist Frederick Douglass publishes his first antislavery newspaper, The North Star. The title referred to Polaris, the bright star that helped guide those fleeing slavery to the North—and freedom.
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On this day in 1970: The Environmental Protection Agency began operating as an independent federal agency tasked with protecting the environment, on executive order from President Richard Nixon.
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Tilting at windmills? Gov. Hobbs once again targeting vouchers as she tries to scrape together the cash for her more than $200M in individual tax cuts. Speaker Montenegro says that's a non-starter as is her plan to deny tax relief for business. tucson.com/news/state-r...
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
On this day in 1955: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, willfully broke an Alabama law requiring Black people to give up their seats to white people on public buses sparking a 381-day boycott of the city bus system. The U.S. Supreme Court banned segregation on public transportation the next year.
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Arizona’s child fatality rate dropped in 2024, but the number of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases increased. Those are findings from the state’s annual Child Fatality Report out this month.
Arizona reports increase in vaccine-preventable child fatalities
Arizona’s child fatality rate dropped in 2024, but the number of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases increased, according to the state’s annual Child Fatality Report.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Arizona’s universal ESA voucher program is now costing taxpayers $1 BILLION per year! 🤯

👀 Find & share the impact on your local public school district here: bit.ly/voucher-drain
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
On this day in1975, President Gerald Ford signs the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). The landmark measure requires that all children with physical, mental, emotional and learning disabilities have access to “free, appropriate public education” tailored to their needs.
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to "permanently pause migration" from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media. n.pr/4rqeWIA
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in social media screed
President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to "permanently pause migration" from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name. n.pr/3KeJ21a
The DOT says it wants to make trucking safer, but some see an 'immigration raid'
The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for what we are building together.

#howardforaz #votelocal #voteblue #azleg #ld27 #glendaleaz #peoriaaz #phoenixaz
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Thanksgiving in Phoenix is much hotter than it used to be. In fact, the climate research group Climate Central reports November temperatures in the Valley have risen faster than just about anywhere else in the country.
Phoenix's November temperatures are among the fastest-rising in the U.S.
Thanksgiving in Phoenix is much hotter than it used to be. In fact, Climate Central reports November temperatures in the Valley have risen faster than just about anywhere else in the country.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I’m not running to fill a seat. I’m running to hold the line. Every single day.

#howardforaz #arizonapolitics #voteblue #votelocal #azleg #ld27 #glendaleaz #peoriaaz #phoenixaz
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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My statement on the Pentagon's inquiry into Sen. Mark Kelly.

#howardforaz #voteblue #votelocal #azleg #glendaleaz #peoriaaz
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
On this day in 1986: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that proceeds from secret arms sales to Iran (uncovered weeks earlier) had been illegally rerouted to the anti-Communist Nicaraguan rebels known as the Contras.
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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TODAY @ 3pm: Join the #TeamSOSAZ virtual voter registration phonebank! ☎️ We need your help to call new voters and get them registered. No experience necessary—we provide all the training and tools!

Sign up now to get the Zoom link ➡️ mobilize.us/s/gWxktr
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On this day in 1947: The “Hollywood Ten” were cited for contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate at House hearings investigating communism in Hollywood. The group of writers, directors and producers had refused to answer questions about their involvement with the Communist Party.
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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In Donald Trump's America, ensuring our military follow the law gets you death threats. Watch the latest episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPCOo8vD2MY
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Western governors, gathered for a conference in Paradise Valley, concentrated on the need to grow the American energy industry dramatically to meet the nation’s exploding demand for electricity.
Western governors gathered in Arizona focus on rising electricity demand driven by AI data centers
Western governors, gathered for a conference in Paradise Valley, concentrated on the need to grow the American energy industry dramatically to meet the nation’s exploding demand for electricity.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
On this day in 1922: Rebecca Ann Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman seated in the U.S. Senate. She was appointed by the state’s governor after Sen. Thomas Watson died in office, and she was meant to hold the seat momentarily until a special election was conducted.
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
On this day in 1945: The Nuremberg Trials began in Germany, prosecuting members of Nazi leadership for war crimes, including their role in the Holocaust.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM