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Poverty, Hunger, Inequality, Violence: American Women Are Being Screwed

It’s time for a status update… 93 years after American women won the right to vote, 90 years after the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the US Constitution was originally proposed, 53 years after The...

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Uphill Battle: Rep. Victoria Steele Introduces Bill to Extend ERA...

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. — Equal Rights Amendment There is an ideological perfect storm brewing in the...

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HCR2016 ERA Ratification Bill Languishes on Speaker Tobin’s Desk

LD9 Rep. Victoria Steele Tucson Rep. Victoria Steele has introduced two bipartisan bills to advance the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Arizona Legislature. One has made it to committee, while the...

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AZ Reps. Grijalva and Barber Back Extension of ERA Ratification Deadline

Rep. Raul Grijalva Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has received bipartisan support in the Arizona Legislature, but Arizona’s Congressional delegation appears to be lagging behind. Of...

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Deadline Looms: ERA Ratification Assigned to Judiciary Committee in AZ...

Rep. Victoria Steele’s (D-9) bill to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (HCR2016) was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee late last week. (You’ll remember that mid-week, I reported it was...

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$10.75/hour Median Wage? It’s Time to Break the Low-Wage Cycle in Tucson (video)

Last Wednesday was Women’s Equality Day, in commemoration of the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920.  In commemoration, the Tucson Weekly’s Maria Ines Taracena...

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Feminism, Socialism, Hillary, & Bernie

An Islamic leader infamously had German Chancellor Angela Merkel Photoshopped out of a group photo of world leaders because she was not wearing a veil. Here is a group photo with male world leaders...

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August 2017 LD9 Constituent Update: News & Upcoming Events (video)

Community Event Update Women’s Equality Day: Aug 26 I am honored to be a speaker at Women’s Equality: Courageous Conversations on August 26, the anniversary of women’s suffrage and the passage of the...

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Rep. Powers Hannley: 2017 Legislative Report Card (video)

In 2016, I ran for the Arizona House on a platform of economic reform, equality, and tackling the opioid epidemic. I stood up to big-money politics and ran as a Clean Elections candidate, despite much...

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Nov 2017 Constituent Update: News & Events

My November 2017 update featured an essay related to the findings from the October healthcare forum, as well as several event updates. You can read 200 Stories: Healthcare Forum Attendees Reject Repeal...

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The ERA in the #MeToo Era

I have given a number of speeches since the #MeToo stories started popping up on social media and since the powerful men started falling down. People regularly ask me about the Arizona efforts to pass...

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John Oliver Asks: Which State Will Make History by Being #38 to Ratify #ERA?...

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) needs only one more state to ratify it before it can become an amendment to the US Constitution. Although State Senator Sandra Day O’Connor and … Continue reading →

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