Year: 2020

House Votes to Legalize Marijuana as Racial Justice Mandate

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The House of Representatives voted by a bipartisan majority of 228-164 to pass the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, ending the Federal ban on cannabis. The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and expunge nonviolent pot-related offenses. The New York Times reports the law, “would require Federal courts to … Read more

Day 2 of AZ GOP Case To Disenfranchise Voters Ends In Defeat (Updated)

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After a two day trial, Maricopa County Superior Court Randall Warner ruled there is no evidence of fraud, misconduct, an erroneous vote count nor illegal votes in the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, just as expected. See Minute Entry Order. The Arizona Mirror reports, Judge: No fraud, misconduct, illegal votes in Maricopa County’s 2020 election: Judge … Read more

Arizona Public Schools Need More Stabilization Funds than what Ducey Has Provided

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Lower than projected student enrollment figures have caused some of Arizona’s traditional and charter public schools to lose greater revenues than anticipated during the summer. During the summer, Arizona and other states received CARES act funding designed to go to aid public schools. Governor Doug Ducey and his team said that schools and districts could … Read more

House Speaker Rusty Bowers Slams GOP Election Fraud Claims

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Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers issued a statement today which slams the GOP election fraud claims being made by his fellow Republicans (emphasis mine). Speaker Bowers Addresses Calls for the Legislature to Overturn 2020 Certified Election Results STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers today made the following statement: This week, Rudy Giuliani, … Read more