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Arizona's only Indivisible group focused 100% on state & local politics. Working to empower Arizonans to effect positive change through local advocacy. linktr.ee/CEBV_Action

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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"And when push comes to shove, seems the people down below have power over those they place above, but only if they vote!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWi...
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
DID YOU KNOW?! Today is our voter registration deadline, Arizona!! Have you moved? Changed your name? Turning 18 on or before Nov 3, 2026? Be in the room where it happens - register NOW at arizona.vote 🗳️ buff.ly/DR3Bjab
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"You do not make the tip of the spear stronger by dismantling the team behind it": why #Prop320 hurts kids by making their schools compete internally for pieces of the same inadequate pie. #NoProp320 buff.ly/OUSP0wb
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Commentary: You can't strengthen Arizona schools by dismantling the team behind our teachers
Prop. 320 Arizona schools: Why a 60% classroom-spending mandate is the wrong fix for the state's teacher shortage
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"HURTING OUR OPPORTUNITIES": If you like potholes, #Prop141 is for you! Thanks to our lack of funding, Arizona is struggling with highway and road maintenance. A yes vote ties the state's hands, keeping our infrastructure forever behind. #NoProp141 buff.ly/2mLGM0k
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Prop. 141 could complicate Arizona’s highway funding conundrum
With Arizona’s primary source of highway improvement funds stalling, voters will be asked to close the door on one potential solution in November.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Supreme Court just opened a dangerous door for future elections — states can now use a deeply flawed federal system. But federal law still bars mass removals this close to an election. This ruling doesn't change this election. You do. Check your registration now at my.arizona.vote.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are you tired of federal efforts to smear our immigrant neighbors as "invading animals" and "terrorists" for their own partisan political profit? The semantics of #Prop317 could supercharge attacks on refugees & human trafficking victims. Vote #NoProp317
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Prop. 317 would call drug cartels terrorists. Critics fear who else it could catch.
Prop. 317 Arizona would brand drug cartels as terrorists; critics warn it could militarize the border
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AZ's tax carve-outs have ballooned to over $30 billion a year, systematically starving our state & its cities & towns. #Prop316 doubles down, blowing holes in local budgets. The result: forcing slashed services & higher local taxes. Vote #NoProp316 buff.ly/hyG50zs
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Prop. 316 would cap Arizona grocery taxes. Rural cities say it will cost them, and their residents.
Arizona grocery tax: Prop. 316 would cap rates at 2% and require voter approval to raise them this November
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Prop144 uses popular ideas that are already law to distract us from its one BIG change: ending vote-by-mail in AZ. Our early voting system has been safe & secure for decades, a model for other states. Hands off our ballots! #LetAZVote #NoProp144
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Prop142's supporters aim to discredit experts on public health (vaccines), economics (immigration) & elections (democracy) with the far-right buzzword "DEI" (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) — writing racism into our state Constitution. Vote #NoProp142
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Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech | ACLU
The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest effort to dismantle systems designed to foster racial…
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Barely scraping by": Engineers give AZ's roads a D+, thanks in large part to our lack of funding for upkeep. By banning future funding sources, #Prop141 would keep AZ stagnant, turning us into a run-down disaster. Vote NO! #NoProp141
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Arizona's infrastructure is barely scraping by, engineers say
The state received a "not acceptable" C grade.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#Prop319 would micromanage cities that make their streets safer with red light cameras, even banning the cameras in some cases. This hurts public safety. These cameras work, reducing fatal crashes by 21%. The life they save could be yours. #NoProp319
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Prop. 319 Slams the Door on an Evidence-Based Core Injury Prevention Tool - AZ Public Health Association
Prop 319 Debate on Arizona PBS KAET Thursday at 5 and 10pm Arizona voters will have several ballot propositions this fall. One that hasn’t gotten much attention yet is Proposition 319, the…
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#Prop318 is a one-size-fits-all mess that would exclude kindergarteners and varsity athletes alike from playing sports with their friends. As soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe explains, this distraction means real-world harm to ALL our kids. #NoProp318
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Anti-Trans Legislation Isn't About "Protecting Girls"—It's About Distracting Us From What Matters
"If we really cared about safety and fairness in sports, we’d be breaking down barriers facing girls at every level," writes Megan Rapinoe.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🔥 "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, clear — and wrong. Proposition 320 is a textbook case." We'll be voting NO! #NoProp320
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Local opinion: Proposition 320 could force cuts to school support services
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Did you miss our first presentation on your 2026 ballot? It's not too late to get informed! You've got 3 more chances — sign up to attend one of our upcoming events at www.mobilize.us/cebv/
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ballots will mail starting October 7. If you haven’t checked your voter registration lately, do it now! Go to My.Arizona.Vote to verify your address, request a mail ballot & track your ballot.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🎉The wait is over!🎉 🗳CEBV's 2026 Ballot Guide is here!!🗳 After months of research, we are excited to share our 2026 Ballot Guide, including all state propositions and judicial retentions! Go to azvoterguide.us to download graphics to share on social media & printable flyers!
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
90% of AZ voters want a secure border. 86% agree with a humane pathway to citizenship. Most of us know these aren't opposing values — they're both about fairness and the rule of law. We deserve leaders who'll do both, not politicians forcing a false choice. www.arizonafuture.org/the-arizona-...
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2026 Arizona Voters’ Agenda | Resources | Center for the Future of Arizona
Arizona Voters' Agenda materials to support your conversations, moderated forums, social media, and more.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Every fancy get-out-the-vote tech in the world can't beat the oldest organizing tool we've got: talking to your friends. Democracy isn't an app — it's people talking to people. Wild, right? azmirror.com/2026/08/14/t...
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The best tool to protect voting rights this fall? Your own community.
As courts weaken the VRA, here’s how everyday Arizonans can protect voting rights and drive turnout this November
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As you can see, it's no surprise Biggs chose Kerr as his running mate. She's reliably extreme and hyperpartisan, just as he is. Her #AZLeg record proves it. /END
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Police Warning: Flashing Red Light
ALT: Police Warning: Flashing Red Light
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What about elections issues? In 2019, Kerr tried to take away our right to citizen initiative, asking us to amend the Constitution to let the most conservative or liberal area in the state veto ballot measures with otherwise broad support. /6 azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/02...
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Proposal adds geographic requirements for citizen initiatives | Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona lawmakers may add geographic requirements for citizens who want to pass laws via the ballot, a hurdle critics warned may be insurmountable for ordinary citizens.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Interfering with the ACC is a pattern. In 2021, Kerr tried a "power grab" to keep them from requiring clean energy standards, setting up "uncertainty and a tug-of-war game over energy policy" that could have discouraged companies from locating in AZ. /5 www.abc15.com/news/region-...
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Power grab? Twin bills look to strip Arizona Corporation Commission of some authority
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 3-2 to officially take a neutral position on House legislation that would strip some authority from the state’s elected board which regulates Arizona’s investo...
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Are you worried about high utility bills? Kerr doesn't seem to be. In 2022, she tried to repeal a law that allows electric retail competition, interfering with the Arizona Corporation Commission in the process. /4 www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
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Want to quit APS? Legislators are backing a plan to make sure that can never happen
Arizona's monopoly utilities don't want you have to a choice in where you get your electricity. The Legislature is working to grant them their wish.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What about "agricultural issues"? In 2023, she ran a bill at the request of Nestle that would have let factories drain away Arizona's already depleted groundwater, threatening the quality of city tap water in the process. /3 www.12news.com/article/news...
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Kerr has sponsored some real doozies of bills. This one from 2024 would have eliminated all legal recognition of transgender people in AZ, violating federal equal protection law and putting funds for schools, domestic violence and rape crisis at risk. /2 azmirror.com/2024/02/07/g...
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GOP bid to 'protect' cis women would scrap all legal protections for trans Arizonans
In a bid to keep transgender women off of girl’s sports teams and out of public restrooms, Arizona Republicans are pushing to insert a narrow and inflexible definition of biological sex into state law...
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
AZ gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs taps Sine Kerr as his running mate. Media is already describing her as "a bit to the left of Biggs" politically. CEBV has 10 years of detailed receipts on #AZLeg, including former Sen. Kerr. Let's examine her record. /1
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I Have The Receipts
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Yes! We are recruiting volunteers for the AZ Election Defense Corps, to step up & protect our elections. Sign up here: secure.ngpvan.com/wFh5TCTa706-...
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Welcome, Election Defender
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
CEBV congratulates our endorsed candidates on their primary election victories last night! Dr. Amelia Gallitano (LD2 Senate) Brian Garcia (LD8 House) Lauren Kuby (LD8 Senate) Lisbeth Arescurenaga (LD24 House) Alberto Flores (LD24 House)
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Together We Will Move Forward & Tackle Challenges
ALT: Together We Will Move Forward & Tackle Challenges
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Today’s the last day to register to vote in Arizona’s July 21 primary! Even independents can vote — just select a partisan ballot. Visit the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission to find your recorder. Enter your address or county to get started. www.azcleanelections.gov/county-contact
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County Contact | Citizens Clean Elections Commission
Find contact information for your Arizona county election office. Get official details on local polling places, ballot tracking, and county-specific voting info.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Good news! 🎉 @GovHobbs has vetoed the so-called "South Park bill," a Project 2025-inspired attack on our First Amendment rights. Reach out and thank her at 602-542-4331 or engage@az.gov. buff.ly/tAnZC5E
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Critics Warn HB2133 Could Silence LGBTQIA+ Voices, Infringe Free Speech - Davis Vanguard
The Arizona LGBTQIA+ Caucus has criticized HB2133, a bill advancing through the state Legislature, arguing that it would impose broad internet censorship under the guise of protecting minors, and is…
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs notches another 88 vetoes (including 59 bills we opposed), bringing her yearly veto total to 151. We're so grateful to have her as a backstop to the flood of inane nonsense, citizen attacks and harmful garbage coming out of this far-right #AZLeg. buff.ly/5iOJC2G
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Busy veto pen: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs nixes 88 bills
Included in those vetoed Friday were bills about banning Sharia Law; lowering the age for driving learners' permits; barring gender-affirming hormone treatments for minors; and many others.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Here comes another overly long ballot 😒 The tl;dr: If it's from the people, vote YES. If it's from the legislature, vote NO. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...
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A guide to all the ballot measures Arizona voters will decide in 2026
For the second straight general election, it seems, Arizona voters will be tasked with deciding double-digit ballot measures.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hobbs still has 205 bills left on her desk to sign or veto. By law, she has 10 days to do it. buff.ly/z1HSYsV
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Hobbs signs $18.3B bipartisan budget
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an $18.3 billion budget package with $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives and 2.5% agency budget cuts.
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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
What started as a secret bid to kill a school voucher-limiting ballot measure ended in a late-night Capitol blowup, and a new Republican strategy to win the ESA war anyway.
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Welcome to the voucher war
A behind-the-scenes bargain on school vouchers ended in a late-night Capitol blowup — and a new Republican strategy to win the voucher war.
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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 14/06/2026
😡 Republicans know that Arizonans are sick of the fraud, waste, & abuse in the ESA voucher & will overwhelmingly pass the Protect Education Act. Their solution? Pushing a devious ballot referral in the dead of the night that aims to VOID the will of AZ voters – using military families as pawns 😡
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They've done it — have you? Make those calls to stop HB4117! 602-542-4331 or engage@az.gov. #HB4117 #FirstAmendment #LGBTQ #ProtectOurRights
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
NEW WEEKLY: #AZLeg passed a budget and adjourned for the year, but not before throwing several napalm bombs at voters on its way out the door. Read for all the juicy details — and some urgent action items 👇️ buff.ly/tkFthHA
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June 15, 2026
Our yearly budget and ballot referral recap. Buckle up, this one's a doozy. On to election season.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The budget has passed #AZLeg. Tomorrow is for ballot referrals and legislative fuckery. Stay tuned and be ready for quick action... and be prepared to go to the Capitol in person if you can.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Note the "shot clock" in upper right of photo, displaying 79 bills remaining on which to vote.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
#AZHouse has loaded up today's floor calendars with veto bait. Neal Carter is at the dais whining about lawmakers' voting pace (2+ mins/bill). "At this rate we'll be here well into tomorrow." Maybe they should try not shoving through so much garbage so quickly??
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
UPCOMING: #AZLeg lawmakers to vote today on budget bills to send to Gov. Hobbs — then stick around Friday to vote up to 24 mostly harmful measures onto our November ballots.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Yes, it is — and Gov. Hobbs has signaled she may sign it. Please reach out to her (602-542-4331 / engage@az.gov) & spread the word so others can do the same.
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🚨 An #AZLeg bill criminalizing our First Amendment right to protest is heading to Gov. Hobbs' desk; she's signaled she may sign it. Contact her office at 602-542-4331 or engage@az.gov & ask her to veto this harmful bill. buff.ly/uziAhyx
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Critics: Arizona's 'religious interference' bill is a shield for anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion protests
Arizona religious interference bill could shield anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion protests, critics warn
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨 “The idea that someone could be subject to a felony because someone is protesting an abortion and they dare to say, ‘Leave me alone, stop harassing me,’ that truly is the definition of a bad bill” Contact your state senator & Gov. Katie Hobbs to ask them to OPPOSE #HB4117
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If your state senator is Brian Fernandez, we hear he especially needs to hear from you on #HB4117. bfernandez@azleg.gov / 602-926-3098
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Contact info for #AZSenate senators: www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster...
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Member Roster
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
BAD BILL ALERT! AZSenate set to hear #HB4117, the "Don Lemon bill" banning "disturbing a religious service" (even on public streets). This broadly written bill hands street preachers a legal weapon to shut down Pride. Call your state senator TODAY to vote NO: buff.ly/0bUiLFH
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Contact info for AZ House lawmakers: www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster...
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Member Roster
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
BAD BILL ALERT: #AZLeg to hear #HB2133 today! This Project 2025-inspired "South Park" bill creates politically motivated censorship & demonizes LGBTQ+ people by conflating so-called “transgender ideology” with p0rn. Contact your #AZHouse reps TODAY & tell them to vote NO! buff.ly/NHRekeK
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Experts warn bipartisan 'adult content' bill in Arizona could have far-reaching consequences
Republican Rep. Nick Kupper's bill passed the state House with a supermajority. Tech advocates and legal experts think it's a "bright red flag" — but there are signs Gov. Katie Hobbs might be…
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
NEW WEEKLY: As #AZLeg continues negotiating a state budget behind closed doors, lawmakers got some new budget info. Here's why it matters. weekly.cebv.us/2026-06-01/
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June 1, 2026
Still cooking a budget. The coming fiscal storm. The bottom line.
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