Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly, the Democratic senators from Arizona, were the subject of one of the resolution passed by the Arizona Democratic Party during their state convention on
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A large group of progressives gathered at Civic Space Park in downtown Phoenix early Thursday evening where speakers and attendees urged Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. Mark Kelly to end the filibuster.
Sinema has said she doesn t support ending the filibuster a tactic used in the Senate to delay or block floor votes on bills without a 60-person majority while Mark Kelly has been less public about his thoughts on the matter.
Approximately a couple hundred people gathered in the park around 5:30 p.m. where democratic lawmakers and local activists urged the two moderate democrats to end the filibuster and open up opportunities for new bills being passed with a slim majority.
TUCSON, Ariz. Frustrated with their two Democratic Senators’ refusal, so far, to abolish the Senate filibuster rule, Arizonans have been mobilizing in a campaign of pressure from below by the people who put them in office. Sens.
City has had no official inquiry from company allegedly planning to bring Giant statue to Phoenix
A video from the design company says that the statue could also be used to display light shows, art, and commercial advertising. Author: Mitch Carr (12News) Updated: 5:23 PM MST May 7, 2021
PHOENIX Imagine looking up at the Phoenix skyline and seeing Chase Field, the Freeport McMoRan building, and a ten-story Larry Fitzgerald statue. That’s the goal of an Irish company hoping to install the world’s largest moving sculpture within in city limits.
The Arizona Republic reported that The Giant Company chose Phoenix as one of 21 cities in which to build large, moving sculptures in 2021.
Artlink
New Creative Space
Artlink is working with Park Central Mall and Gould Evans to transform nearly 20,000 square feet of basement space at the mall into a multidisciplinary space for Arizona artists. Community members can take virtual or online tours this month, and suggest best uses for the space by completing a survey. Organizers have not announced a timeline of next steps for the project.
Ballet Arizona is returning to Desert Botanical Garden.
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Ballet Arizona will present the world premiere of Ib Andersen’s
The Four Seasons on an outdoor stage at Desert Botanical Garden, where 15 performances are scheduled between May 18 and June 5. Set to the music by Vivaldi, it marks the first large-scale public performance for the ballet company since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.