Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams said that the menace of nicotine vaping has now reached into the city’s grade schools. “They look exactly like flash drives,” he said. “The cartridges have the equivalent of an entire pack of cigarettes. So kids are walking around buying these, and selling them to friends at school. Vaping … Read more
It is shocking how party loyalty can get in the way of doing what’s right for the people of Arizona. Today, the House Appropriations Committee debated lengthening Arizona’s statute of limitations to report child sexual abuse from a two years (after you turn 18) to twelve years. It also allows for a one or two … Read more
If you haven’t followed the recent antics of our once-esteemed Governor Doug Ducey, Tim Stellar has written a nice explainer. In brief, Trump just made Gov. Ducey his bitch. First, Trump threatened to shut down the Mexican border. So Ducey did the rational thing, and the right thing for the State: he said “That’s nuts! … Read more
I covered this earlier this year, ‘Follow the Money’ – Congress needs to see Trump tax returns, but now House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) has finalized his demand letter under Code sec. 6103(f)): Upon written request by either the Chairman of either the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate … Read more
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team of lawyers and investigators were remarkably disciplined during his investigation. They were never the source of any leaks to the press. When asked for comment, Mueller’s media spokesperson, in almost every instance, responded with ‘no comment” (refuting a Buzzfeed report was the rare exception). But now that the Mueller investigation … Read more