AZGOP Bill SB 1130 Attacks Life-Saving Transgender Medical Care Merely to Signal Hate and Bigotry
It comes as no real surprise that Senator #WackoWendy Rogers has been named by the Anti-Defamation League as the most extreme and divisive politician in America. She gleefully seeks to be hateful, racist, xenophobic, and – not surprisingly – also bigoted against the LGBTQ+ community. She adds to her execrable reputation with her sponsorship of SB 1130 attacking and … Read more
Now in the Legislature: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
“While Republicans continue to destroy our democracy, we work to rebuild and strengthen it,” says the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. The Arizona Legislature has 30 days left to find the two-thirds vote needed to override the 1980’s Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) or public school districts will be forced to give back the $1.2 Billion that they have already … Read more
January 6 Committee Zeroes In On Trump Fake Electors Plot To Steal Election
The Washington Post reports, Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack issues subpoenas to 14 bogus Trump electors in states Biden won: The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob has issued subpoenas to 14 individuals who cast bogus electoral votes for the former president in seven states won … Read more
Unserved Arizonans and Americans Need Broadband Now and the Right Utility Poles to Deliver It
Consuelo Hernandez is the Governing Board President of the Sunnyside School District. As a school board member, I have seen the effects of broadband over the last almost two years, the pandemic has highlighted a range of challenges that need to be addressed. Many problems still need to be fixed, but when it comes to … Read more
Tucson Chinese Cultural Center hosting Lunar New Year celebrations in February
Stay tuned for link to the Tucson Chinese Cultural Celebrations of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger. Their in-person celebrations on Feb. 5 and 12, 2022 have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, and those celebrations have gone online. The cooking class and lion dance on Feb. 13 are still live. Chinese … Read more
The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being MAGA And Fox News
President Joe Biden is going to fulfill his pledge to put an African-American female jurist on the Supreme Court – just as Republican Ronnie Reagan promised to put a white woman on the Supreme Court (Sandra Day O’Connor), and Republican Donald Trump promised to put a white woman on the Supreme Court (Amy Coney Barrett) … Read more
GQP Anti-Anti-Racism Bill To Impose Not Teaching Any History Which Makes A White Snowflake ‘Feel Discomfort’
Betsy Levin at Vanity Fair framed the issue perfectly: Florida Advances Bill That Would Ban Making White People Feel Bad About Racism, And No, That’s Not A Joke: Quick question for the group: Despite constantly claiming liberals are easily “triggered” “snowflakes,” are Republicans actually the most ridiculously sensitive people on earth? So much so that … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of January 30, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
