👸🏽 La Reina vs. El Rey: When a Latina Mayor Refuses to Kneel Before a Self-Appointed King

😽 Keepin’ It Simple Summary for Younger Readers👧🏾✊🏾👦🏾

Imagine your parents 👨‍👩‍👧 are supposed to work together to take care of the house 🏠, but they’re fighting 😤 about who’s doing more chores and who’s not helping enough.

Rex, who’s in charge of Pima County 🏛️, wrote a long letter 📝 saying that Regina, Tucson’s mayor 👩‍💼, was being mean to him and his team. He even said she’s not allowed to repeat her criticisms when they meet on November 18th! 🚫

But here’s the twist: Rex’s name means “king” 👑 in Latin, and Regina’s name means “queen” 👸. And just before he sent that bossy letter, Rex voted to delay $800,000 💰 to help food banks 🥫—meaning families had to wait until after Thanksgiving 🦃 to get emergency food help, even though people were going hungry right now! 😢…

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