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Arizona Republicans Attack Voting Rights & Clean Elections (video)

Some aspects of the Arizona legislature are highly predictable– like the ideological bills from the left and the right that are proposed to show where members stand on the issues. For the Republicans, attacks on Clean Elections, voting rights, and the Citizens Initiative are perennial favorites. There are multiple bills based upon voter suppression and unnecessary … Read more

AZ GOP advances ‘sanctuary cities’ bills to appease ‘Dear Leader’ ahead of Phoenix rally

At the very same time that Republicans in the Arizona legislature are pursuing “Second Amendment sanctuary” legislation, Sponsored by Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Lake Havasu City, a measure which purports to make any federal laws viewed as infringing on the Second Amendment null, void and unenforceable in Arizona (it would not), and would bar the state government and … Read more

On the second anniversary of the Parkland massacre, Arizona is hopelessly gun nuts (updated)

On Valentines Day, February 14, 2018, a gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others. The horrific massacre shocked the nation and led several states, including Florida — a notoriously gun-friendly state — to enact “red flag” laws, which allows … Read more