Heritage After Dark is a BFD

Heritage After Dark is a BFD
This is not hyperbole; Joe Biden is coming to Arizona! Please join the Young Democrats after the Arizona Democratic Party Heritage Dinner with Vice President Joe Biden. The Vice President has been invite to join us after the dinner, but we don’t know yet if his schedule will be open. Heritage...

Spring Training

Spring Training
YDAz will be holding trainings to prepare all of us for the next few months of campaigning to get Democrats elected. Newer members will learn tactics to talk to voters, and campaign veterans will be able to gain new skills. Trainings will cover a wide range of tactics to win in November. A win this November...

Young Americans and Health Insurance Reform

Young Americans and Health Insurance Reform Young Adults Gain From Reform: Coverage To Age 26 In Senate Bill. The Senate leadership bill will: “Provide dependent coverage for children up to age 26 for all individual and group policies. (Effective six months following enactment).” [Kaiser Comparison,...

Republicans want to lower wages for youth

House Bill 2639; introduced by a Republican Representative from Gilbert may be up for a vote next week. This Bill if passed and signed by Republican Governor Jan Brewer will cut the minimum wage for workers under the age of 22 by 25%. Yes, this is a serious proposal. Republicans in the state legislature...

2010 State Convention

2010 State Convention
The 2010 Young Democrats of Arizona State Convention will be held on Saturday, February 27th 2010. The Convention will be in Tucson, Arizona. Four Points Sheraton Tucson University Plaza 1900 East Speedway Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85719 Only $5.00 per person. Payable by cash or check on the day of Convention Register...

2010 Internships

2010 Internships
YDAz, and many other organizations will be offering some great internship opportunities in 2010, check them out below. Every internship we pass along will be a chance for any applicant to take part in the effort to bring change to the state of Arizona. Two exciting internship opportunities: YDAz: The...

Payday-loan protections: Goddard vs. Brewer

Despite the clear signal Arizona voters sent rejecting loan sharks by defeating Prop 200 in 2008 by wide margins Governor Brewer’s closets political allies are backing the payday lending industry’s attempts to continue their harmful practices in Arizona. The payday loan industry has been characterized...

Yo Mama After Dark

Yo Mama After Dark
The Arizona Democratic Party is hosting the annual Hall of Fame Dinner on Sunday, November 22nd. Per YDAz tradition we will be hosting the after party for only $20 or $10 for Young Democrats (under 36). https://secure.ydaz.org/page/contribute/yomamaafterdark The special guest this year is Senator Debbie...

ARIZONA’S DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES VOTE IN FAVOR OF HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM

Today the Democratic members of Arizona’s congressional delegation have decided to vote together for the House’s health insurance reform bill. We thank our representatives for their strong stance in favor of the millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans that are in need of real refom....

YDAz Fall Conference

The YDAz Fall Conference is next weekend and we have quite an agenda for those of you attending!  If you have not registered yet, do so here, it’s free.  We will convene Saturday, September 26th in Tucson, Arizona at the Tucson Marriott University Park, in the Ventana Room.  Please read through...

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