Dawn Penich, Ph.D.
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Dawn Penich, Ph.D.
@doctorrhetorica.bsky.social
AZ-based political consultant & “devastatingly effective” Comms. Balkans hype girl.
Big ideas, popular values, common sense …now we see what the #AZLeg does - and more likely doesn’t do - to serve the people they represent - 30 -
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
And a final circle back to public education! Says it’s the core of the Arizona Promise & calls for regulation of the egregious & fraud-ridden ESA program that is bankrupting the state, scamming taxpayers & sucking funds from every other priority we have 🤯
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Water. Dams, water rights, federal drinking water regulations, Colorado River, cites her Water Policy Council & groundwater efforts like designating Willcox an AMA when the Leg majority failed to act - and says she will do it again 😎
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Freedom”…this one went in the maternal healthcare & family planning direction. “I stood with the overwhelming majority of AZ to end our abortion ban” & reporting laws must be next + contraceptive & fertility access, calls them “mandates”
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Paid family leave & raises for state first responders & public safety.
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Safe communities” is what we call border security now, and Hobbs says stopping drug traffic is a priority of hers this session esp. fentanyl thru stronger support of border personnel
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
And then of course: supporting public education! Says we need to act on Prop. 123 & the spending limit.
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On the small business side, Hobbs calls for expansion of microgrants & other entrepreneurial supports
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Investing in trades & apprenticeship programs in fields like semi conductor, construction & tech industries - areas of growth AZ already leads in, adding 250K jobs just during her tenure
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lower the cost of childcare thru her Working Families Childcare Act to lower costs by 2/3
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Fixes for veteran homelessness within the next decade
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Gov Hobbs calls for extending the low income tax credit for housing & ending unmitigated scourge of short term rentals overpowering resident interests & communities
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Recapping her bio as native AZan, social worker, Uber driver and - I’ll add this one - longtime & undefeated elected servant of the people of Arizona
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Oh wow, well it feels like this one is building quickly so I feel optimistic we finally have a viable alternative. Great to see you here!
December 5, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Great point, I’m doing the same
December 5, 2024 at 7:26 PM