Republican Legislators Support “Flushing Taxpayer Money Down the Toilet” Rather Than Reforming the State Private School Welfare for the Wealthy Program
It seems the only welfare programs most Arizona State Republicans truly cherish are the ones that benefit their rich patrons, their theocratic base, and those who commit fraud. A prime example of this is the State Empowerment Scholarship Program (ESA) which allows qualifying applicants to use taxpayer money to help pay for their child’s education … Read more
Trump’s Pardons: Mercy for the Wicked, a Middle Finger to Justice
When the Framers of the Constitution debated clemency, they saw it as a noble tool to correct injustices and promote healing. What they didn’t foresee was a president treating it like his personal rewards program for loyalty points. Trump’s pardons are less about mercy and more about mafia-style power plays. And yes, America, we let … Read more
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Thanks Joe Biden and Vows to Look for Ways Around Trump’s Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord
With the fifth largest city in the country experiencing a Renaissance by drawing industries from various technological sectors ranging from aerospace to clean energy to autonomous vehicles to biosciences, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego penned an op-ed in AZ Central thanking partners in the federal government including former President Joe Biden. She also issued a statement, … Read more
Kris Mayes and Others React to the Felon in Chief Pardon of the January 6 Domestic Terrorists
Fuming with disgust at Felon in Chief Donald Trumps blanket pardon of the over 1500 January 6, 2021 Domestic Terrorists, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and other Democratic Leaders and Activists vented their condemnation at this attack on police officers and law and order. In an office press release, Attorney General Mayes wrote: “The violent … Read more
Hypocrisy from the Liar in Chief: Declaring a Border Emergency After Killing Border Security Legislation Months Ago
Donald Trump, the person who could not push border security through Congress when his party had full control in the first two years of his first term and who singlehandedly torpedoed a bipartisan measure to fund border security in the last Congress so he could successfully fool his supporters into thinking he actually cared about … Read more
AZ Attorney General Mayes Joins Multi-State Lawsuit to Overturn Trump’s Move to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship
At a press event announcing Arizona’s joining of a multi-state lawsuit with Illinois, Oregon, and Washington State to contest Donald Trump’s Executive Order attempt to do away with Birthright Citizenship, State Attorney General Kris Mayes quoted the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment which states: “All persons born and naturalized in the United States and … Read more
Arizona Senators Disparage Pardoning of the January 6 Domestic Terrorists
Both of Arizona’s Senators do not think too kindly of Donald Trump’s blanket pardon of the over 1500 January 6 Domestic Terrorists who stormed the Capitol at the 45th President’s behest to overthrow a free and fair election. Senator Mark Kelly, who is the son of two police officers and whose aunt was an F.B.I. … Read more
(UPDATED) AG Kris Mayes and Arizona’s Senators and Representatives React to Trump’s Back to Yesteryear Executive Orders
In moves to take the United States back to its past and save money to pay for his tax cuts for the rich, Donald Trump signed Executive Orders this evening to take the country out of the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization. This is the second time Trump has pulled out of … Read more
