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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

OUTSTANDING YOUNG DEMOCRATIC VOLUNTEER OF 2008 Jake Harvey 1st Runner up: Cole Hickman 2nd Runner Up: Megan McPherson OUTSTANDING CLUB OR ORGANIZATION OF 2008 Young Democrats of Arizona 1st Runner up: Democrats of the Red Rocks 2nd Runner Up: GEMDEMS Help keep this movement going! Support YDAz –...

The YDAz Delegation for the YDA National Convention made it home from Chi Town! Thanks to all of you who helped us out and the support you gave to get almost 40 of our best and brightest to Chicago! The crew arrived Wednesday just in time for the first training session. Several Arizona YDs met other...