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Cannabis Reform & Tax Cuts: Highs & Lows in #AZLeg (video)

Feb. 20 was another very long Thursday with the House Health and Human Services Committee starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m., with no lunch and a few hours in between for floor action and introductions. Thank goodness I had time to eat a yogurt cup and apple slices that were in my refrigerator. I had other food, but I never had time to sit down and eat it. (Thank goodness I ate a hearty breakfast.)

Thursday’s low point was in the afternoon when the Republicans passed more than $300 million in tax giveaways in two bills. There are more than a dozen additional tax breaks in the House queue, alone. What the Republicans are doing with these tax giveaways is so incredibly irresponsible… but I digress.

Anyway, today’s video is about the high point of the day (no pun intended) when four marijuana bills passed the health committee, including my bill HB 2840, giving medical marijuana patients the choice between electronic medical marijuana cards and physical cards.

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Pima Democrats Boycott Fairgrounds Because of Gun Show

The Pima County Democratic Party has voted not to exhibit at the Pima County Fairgrounds, because it makes a profit from gun sales. The executive committee of the party voted 17 to 7 against getting an exhibit table at the county fair. The Pima County Democratic platform states, “Therefore, we support the work to Implement … Read more

‘Biased’ conservatives on Supreme Court allow Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule to go into effect pending appeals (updated)

Back in January, the U.S. Supreme Court let Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule to go into effect pending appeals. On Friday night, the Supreme Court removed the last remaining obstacle to immigrant ‘wealth test’: The Supreme Court on Friday night removed the remaining obstacle to the Trump administration’s plan to implement new “wealth test” rules … Read more

Political Calendar: Week of February 23, 2020

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