Staying united, promoting common progressive values, building on party gains and achievements, and galvanizing activist and voter enthusiasm to turn Arizona blue in 2020 and beyond were common themes expressed by speakers at the Maricopa County Democratic Convention at Carl Hayden Community High School on December 14, 2019. With a crowd of 700 people that … Read more
In what is sure to be a 2020 election-year issue, House Democrats passed the Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Act (also known as Lower Drug Costs Now Act) on December 12, 2019. This legislation, designed to give the federal government power to negotiate drug prices for Medicare and private insurance recipients, has already been consigned … Read more
The New York Times today joins The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, the Tampa Bay Times, the Orlando Sentinel, the Boston Globe, the New York Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the San Francisco Chronicle in calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump. UPDATE: add the Salt Lake Tribune. What about … Read more
Numerous news reports indicate that the full House will vote on impeachment on Wednesday, December 18th. The night before the House of Representatives takes a somber vote to impeach Trump, MoveOn Impeach & Remove will head to every congressional office and public square to declare that “Nobody Is Above the Law” as representatives finalize their positions … Read more
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more