Arizona House Democrats

Op-Ed by Rep. Janeen Connolly.

More needs to be done to protect Medicare Advantage for the future | Arizona Capitol Times I was on Medicare before being elected and on disability before joining the workforce. I know all too well the stress of managing these costs on a fixed income.

PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Simacek Condemns School Board Member's N**i Salute in Public Meeting

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! 🌙

Today we honor the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and for our freedom.

INTRODUCING the newest member of the AZ House Democratic Caucus, Ricky Rose Serna Abeytia 🎉💙 Rep. Anna Abeytia welcomed her baby boy last week on Thursday, May 14. CONGRATULATIONS 🥳

From the story: Rep. Stacey Travers (D-Phoenix), an Army veteran, has twice sponsored bills in recent years that would have created state rules for consultants providing benefits assistance, including requiring those businesses to be accredited by the VA.

Those state level protections would supplement federal laws, which do not have enough teeth.
But she said the third-party businesses offering those services also have lobbyists at the Legislature fighting to create laws allowing them to operate freely.

Only one of Travers’ bills received a hearing at the Legislature but was amended to remove the VA accreditation requirement at the behest of industry lobbyists.

Mayes announces $2 million settlement in veterans benefit lawsuit, says more needs to be done A company accused of defrauding veterans trying to apply for federal benefits agreed to pay $2 million to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, but Mayes said the state still needs to do more to protect veterans.