Lessons from November 2025
The age of the "corporate Democratic moderate" is over. Arizona Democrats would do well to listen.
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Interning for Arizona Senator Mark Kelly
CEBV Weekly: June 30, 2025
The legislature has gone home. Here's what they did — and what you can do.
CEBV Weekly: June 23, 2025
Budget fights erupt at the Capitol. Bad policy and how to stop it. Late-session bills in motion. Grab a cup of coffee first, this one's a lot.
CEBV Weekly: June 16, 2025
House Republicans choose to try to go it alone. The DOA budget and the real budget. Where we go from here.
CEBV Weekly: June 9, 2025
How to leverage lawmakers' budget stalemate. Urging Gov. Hobbs to veto a dangerous bill. Analyzing the bits of legislation still alive.
CEBV Weekly: June 2, 2025
Working one day a week is nice if you can get it. The threat of a constitutional convention. Budget update.
CEBV Weekly: May 26, 2025
Taking a paid vacation from their paid vacation. Vouchers may not get stuffed in the Constitution after all. A billionaire subsidy in the state budget?
CEBV Weekly: May 19, 2025
Agreeing with yourself doesn't mean much.
CEBV Weekly: May 12, 2025
Lawmakers on vacation. Keeping the pressure on to oppose bad ideas. Allies behaving badly. A metric buttload of veto bait.
CEBV Weekly: May 5, 2025
A dangerous bill that deserves a veto. A voucher poison pill in the Constitution. Bad votes and bad decisions.
CEBV Weekly: April 28, 2025
Compromise for vulnerable families. Onward to budget negotiations. Unconstitutional bills with bipartisan support.
CEBV Weekly: April 21, 2025
Vetoes aplenty. Partisan infighting. Keep the pressure on. Chaos is opportunity.